mettre en question

/mɛtʁ ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
met en question
past
a mis en question
perfect
mis en question

Meaning

  1. to call into question

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

mettre en cause

"mettre en question" and "mettre en cause" are close synonyms for "to call into question"; "mettre en cause" also separately means "to implicate."

Practice

1 What does mettre en question mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce résultat met en ___ toute la méthode.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre en question?

verb

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