Meaning & use
Interrogative
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Having the form or function of a question; relating to asking questions.
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'Who' and 'what' are common interrogative pronouns.
She spoke in an interrogative tone, unsure whether she'd got the facts right.
A note on using this word
In grammar, the interrogative mood or sentence type is one of the main sentence types, alongside declarative, imperative, and exclamatory.
Words with a similar meaning
questioning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A word, especially a pronoun or adverb, used to ask a question.
'Why' is an interrogative used to ask for a reason.
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