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Meaning of "interrogative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERROGATIVE

interrogative  [ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERROGATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Interrogative can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INTERROGATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Interrogative

Interrogative is a term used in grammar to refer to features that form questions. Thus, an interrogative sentence is a sentence whose grammatical form indicates that it is a question. Such sentences are sometimes said to exhibit an interrogative mood—thus treating interrogative as one of the grammatical moods, specifically a type of epistemic mood. This applies particularly to languages that use different inflected verb forms to make questions. Interrogative sentences can serve as yes–no questions or as wh-questions, the latter being formed using an interrogative word such as who, which, where or how to specify the information required. Different languages have different ways of forming questions, including the use of different word order and the insertion of interrogative particles. Questions are also frequently marked by intonation, in particular a rising intonation pattern – in some languages this may be the sole method of distinguishing a yes–no question from a declarative statement. Interrogative mood or other interrogative forms may be denoted by the glossing abbreviation INT.

Definition of interrogative in the English dictionary

The first definition of interrogative in the dictionary is asking or having the nature of a question. Other definition of interrogative is denoting a form or construction used in asking a question. Interrogative is also an interrogative word, phrase, sentence, or construction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERROGATIVE


arrogative
əˈrɒɡətɪv
colligative
kəˈlɪɡətɪv
derogative
dɪˈrɒɡətɪv
electronegative
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈnɛɡətɪv
ergative
ˈɜːɡətɪv
HIV-negative
ˌeɪtʃaɪviːˈneɡətɪv
indagative
ˈɪndəɡətɪv
investigative
ɪnˈvestɪɡətɪv
ligative
ˈlɪɡətɪv
negative
ˈnɛɡətɪv
nonnegative
ˌnɒnˈneɡətɪv
objurgative
ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətɪv
obligative
ɒbˈlɪɡətɪv
photonegative
ˌfəʊtəʊˈnɛɡətɪv
prerogative
prɪˈrɒɡətɪv
propagative
ˈprɒpəɡətɪv
purgative
ˈpɜːɡətɪv
Rh-negative
ˌɑːrˈeɪtʃ ˈnɛɡətɪv
seronegative
ˌsɪərəʊˈnɛɡətɪv
supererogative
ˌsuːpərəˈrɒɡətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERROGATIVE

interrex
interring
interrobang
interrogable
interrogant
interrogate
interrogatee
interrogation
interrogation mark
interrogational
interrogatively
interrogator
interrogatories
interrogatory
interrogee
interrow
interrupt
interrupted
interrupted screw
interruptedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERROGATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
operative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of interrogative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERROGATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «interrogative» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of interrogative

Translation of «interrogative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERROGATIVE

Find out the translation of interrogative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of interrogative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «interrogative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疑问
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interrogativa
570 millions of speakers

English

interrogative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रश्नवाचक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استفهامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вопросительное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

interrogativa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশ্নসূচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

interrogatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Interogatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fragend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疑問詞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Interogatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phỏng vấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேள்விக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रश्नोत्तर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

interrogativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pytające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запитальне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interogativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερωτηματική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vraagwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

interrogativa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spørrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of interrogative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERROGATIVE»

The term «interrogative» is regularly used and occupies the 88.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERROGATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «interrogative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «interrogative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about interrogative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERROGATIVE»

Discover the use of interrogative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to interrogative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Interrogative Mood
Did they?) it might look something like this remarkable little book of Padgett Powell's: immensely readable, ingenious, witty, and ultimately important-feeling in a way you can't quite describe but don't need to' Richard FordThrough a ...
Padgett Powell, 2010
2
Grammatical Variation Across Space and Time: The French ...
In particular, the progressive diachronic decline and restriction of subject-verb inversion is argued to mirror the loss of verb movement. This book is of interest to anyone concerned with syntactic variation and change.
Martin Elsig, 2009
3
Interrogative Investigations: The Form, Meaning, and Use of ...
This book closes the gap in research on this subject.
Jonathan Ginzburg, Ivan A. Sag, 2001
4
The Epistemological Significance of the Interrogative
This book challenges prevalent assumptions regarding questions and enquiry.
James Somerville, 2002
5
English Grammar: An Outline
There are two main subclasses of interrogative clauses: (3) i Which version would you prefer? Open interrogative ii Would you prefer it? Closed interrogative Open interrogatives contain one of the interrogative words who, whom, which, whose ...
Rodney Huddleston, 1988
6
Wh-clauses in English: Aspects of Theory and Description
Subject-operator inversion usually does not apply in subordinate w/i-interrogative clauses, though there are exceptions when the interrogative clause functions as an appositive or if the clause functions as subject predicative. Other exceptions ...
Joe Trotta, 2000
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Interrogative Phrases and the Syntax-Semantics Interface
Interrogative Phrases and the Syntax-Semantics Interface starts by analyzing the interpretation of interrogative phrases in single and multiple constituent questions, including their interpretation under adverbs of quantification.
I. Comorovski, 2010
8
Interrogative Features
In this dissertation, I extend this work by developing a theory that explains how the behavior of Qu-morphemes (question morphemes) and wh-phrases in interrogative constructions in several different languages is influenced by ' interrogative ...
Jason Robert Ginsburg, 2009
9
Grammar: A Student's Guide
INTERROGATIVE Contrasts Relationships English interrogative words are who, whom, whose, what, which, when, how, where and why. Interrogatives contrast with declaratives and imperatives, the other two basic types of sentence.
James R. Hurford, 1994
10
The Interrogative Particle "laʻʻal" in Arabic According to ...
spring from heightened emotion; and the third, which is the interrogative particle may be presumed to be interjectional in character, and to be drawn from the same stock of phonetic elements as the interjections.') We are dealing here, of course ...
William Hoyt Worrell, 1908

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERROGATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term interrogative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Amy Schumer's "Trainwreck" Re-Invented Rom-Coms And …
It wasn't too long ago that interrogative headlines to the tune of "Who Killed the Romantic Comedy?" "Why Are Romantic Comedies So Bad? «Fast Company, Jul 15»
2
Big Brother Joel Williams interview: What happened when we asked …
... the conversation is dead, I want to start a conversation by asking questions, so at times that probably can come across as being interrogative, ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
3
Hysterical Literature by Clayton Cubitt: Read Until Orgasm | Vanity Fair
“To be so forceful to get her to pay attention it sounded aggressive and too interrogative. . . . But I didn't want to have any control over anything that happened,” ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
4
Andy Burnham: how Arthur Scargill inspires me
He is a tall, thin, bony man, with an interrogative nose, and little restless perking eyes…' At this point Burnham paused reading to interject: ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
10 Pains Businesses Feel When Working With Data
... heart of interrogative enquiry. Information is flexible and you can re examine it in many different ways with the right tool set at your disposal. «Smart Data Collective, Jul 15»
6
Londoner's Diary: Alison Wolf mauls the Prime Minister's gender pay …
Early on in the story, Dickens describes “the leader of the official party: a tall, thin, bony man, with an interrogative nose, and little restless ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
7
Paul Baard's Motivation Matters: A plan imposed is a plan opposed
It was the succinct command (imperative) message that resulted in more people opting for the stairs over the interrogative one. Controlling ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
8
Film sparks scandal for look at family of Israeli assassin
The film shies away from interrogative questions for Amir's wife's - Kravchenko said she never discussed Amir's actions with her. Instead, the camera follows ... «KMOV.com, Jul 15»
9
Already it's clear England don't fear flagging Aussie pace attack
Presumably the addition of bright lights to the Test format can only enhance the interrogative aspect. Perhaps batsmen can be next made to sit ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
One, two, three writers on why you should support rabble.ca and …
I contribute articles to rabble.ca because it is a progressive space for the presentation of radical and interrogative ideas on social, economic ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Interrogative [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/interrogative>. May 2024 ».
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