questionner

== French == === Etymology === question (“question”) +‎ -er (infinitive suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛs.tjɔ.ne/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [kɛs.tjɔ̃.ne] Homophones: questionné, questionnées, questionnés === Verb === questionner (transitive) to question, interrogate (transitive) to call into question (Louisiana, transitive) to question, ask (someone) (Louisiana, intransitive) to inquire, ask (about) ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes presented as a semantic calque of the English verb (to) question, and sometimes criticized for this reason. The verb, attested in this sense since the 19th century, is usual in French today. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “questionner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)