interrogative
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
he asked a direct question
Types & categories
- sentence hypernym
- cross-question hyponym
- leading question hyponym
- yes-no question hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood
not all questions have an interrogative construction
Related & opposite
- grammar domain topic
- interrogative mood pertains to
Sense 3 noun
some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
Types & categories
- modality hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
Related & opposite
- declarative antonym
- question derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | query |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | question |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-question |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leading question |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yes-no question |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | grammar |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | interrogative mood |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | modality |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | declarative |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | question |