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interrogateinterrogate /ɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYinterrogateOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of interrogare, from rogare to ask VERB TABLEinterrogate |
Present | I, you, we, they | interrogate | | he, she, it | interrogates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | interrogated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have interrogated | | he, she, it | has interrogated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had interrogated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will interrogate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have interrogated |
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Present | I | am interrogating | | he, she, it | is interrogating | | you, we, they | are interrogating | Past | I, he, she, it | was interrogating | | you, we, they | were interrogating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been interrogating | | he, she, it | has been interrogating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been interrogating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be interrogating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been interrogating |
THESAURUSquestion► ask to say or write something that is a question, in order to get an answer, a solution, or information: “What’s your name?” she asked. Can I ask a question? ► inquire formal to ask someone for information about something: She called the bank to inquire about any jobs that might be available. ► interview to ask someone questions about his or her experiences and opinions during a formal meeting: We are interviewing six candidates for the job. The singer was interviewed on television. ► question/interrogate if the police question or interrogate someone, they ask him or her a lot of questions in order to get information: The two men are being questioned by police about the robbery. ► poll/survey to officially ask a lot of people about something, for example to find out their opinion: Over half of those polled supported the president. to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes in a threatening way: His job was to interrogate prisoners of war.► see thesaurus at ask—interrogator noun [countable]—interrogation /ɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |