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Meaning of "question mark" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUESTION MARK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUESTION MARK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Question mark is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES QUESTION MARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Question mark

The question mark, is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative sentence, clause, or phrase in written English and many other languages. The question mark is not used for indirect questions. The question mark glyph is also often used in place of missing or unknown data. In Unicode, it is encoded at U+003F ? question mark.

Definition of question mark in the English dictionary

The first definition of question mark in the dictionary is the punctuation mark ?, used at the end of questions and in other contexts where doubt or ignorance is implied. Other definition of question mark is this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to a possible mistake, as in a chess commentary. Question mark is also an element of doubt or uncertainty.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUESTION MARK

question
question master
question of fact
question of law
Question Period
question tag
question time
questionability
questionable
questionableness
questionably
questionary
questionee
questioner
questioning
questioningly
questionist
questionless
questionlessly
questionnaire

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUESTION MARK

black mark
bookmark
check mark
class mark
easy mark
exclamation mark
hash mark
high-water mark
identification mark
low-water mark
make one´s mark
minute mark
on your mark
order mark
pass mark
punctuation mark
quotation mark
reference mark
skid mark
stretch mark
the mark

Synonyms and antonyms of question mark in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «question mark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUESTION MARK

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

Translator English - Chinese

问号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

signo de interrogación
570 millions of speakers

English

question mark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रश्न चिह्न
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عَلامَةُ إِسْتِفْهَام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вопросительный знак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de interrogação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশ্নবোধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point d’interrogation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tanda soal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fragezeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疑問符
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의문부호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tandha pitakonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu chấm hỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேள்வி குறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रश्न चिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soru işareti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto interrogativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znak zapytania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знак питання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semn de întrebare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερωτηματικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vraagteken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frågetecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spørsmålstegn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of question mark

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUESTION MARK»

The term «question mark» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.061 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUESTION MARK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «question mark» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «question mark» 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 question mark

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8 QUOTES WITH «QUESTION MARK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word question mark.
1
Gary Ryan Blair
We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!
2
Lucy Griffiths
You either end up on a good, fun show that's successful, or you have that question mark in your future, and you know that you don't know what's going to happen, which is exciting.
3
Joanne Harris
The great thing about books is that you can end with a question mark.
4
Gary Locke
I think that there is a concern, a question mark, by people all around the world and governments all around the world, as to what China's intentions are.
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Leslie Nielsen
The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address.
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James Rollins
Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark.
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Abdolkarim Soroush
After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
8
Peter De Vries
Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUESTION MARK»

Discover the use of question mark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to question mark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Picture in Question: Mark Tansey and the Ends of ...
A rich exploration of the possibilities of representation after Modernism, Mark Taylor's new study charts the logic and continuity of Mark Tansey's painting by considering the philosophical ideas behind Tansey's art.
Mark C. Taylor, 2010
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If You Were a Question Mark
If you were a question mark, you would wonder many things. Did someone steal Sophie's cupcake? When? Who saw the thief? What else could you do if you were a question mark?
Nicholas M Healy, 2009
3
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
Fans of The Tale of Desperaux, A Little Princess, and Stuart Little will all be captivated by this memorable story of a lovable orphan mouse on an amazing quest.
Richard Peck, 2013
4
DOS the Easy Way
DOS provides two different wildcards, the question mark (?) and the asterisk (*). Either can be used in a DOS filename instead of actual filename characters. You can substitute the question mark for one character in a file name and the asterisk  ...
Everett Murdock, 2008
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Question Mark
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann. Question Mark Mary Elizabeth Salzmann Published by SandCastleTM, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company, 4940.
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann, 2001
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The End Of The Question Mark?
foreword. They loiterattheendof sentences like grammatical hoodies, standing in the way of progress and making us unsure of the world. For that they deserve to die. Who are we talking about? The insipid little squiggle that is.
Aqa 63336, 2010
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Materials Development in Language Teaching
There are two main uses of the word 'question mark'. One is for the punctuation mark (?); the other, much more common in everyday life, is used to express doubt or uncertainty as to whether something will happen (see Figure 4 below): the ...
Brian Tomlinson, 1998
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Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual: The Missing ...
A green question mark indicates Entourage doesn't understand the address, probably because it isn't a correctly formed email address—you may have included a space in the address by mistake, for example. Receiving Mail Figure 10-24: ...
Jim Elferdink, 2008
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Mac OS X Help Line, Tiger Edition
Question-mark icon in the Dock. When a Dock icon has a question mark superimposed over it—or there is a blank spot in the Dock containing a question mark—it means the Dock is unable to locate the item that the icon represents. In some ...
Ted Landau, Dan Frakes, 2005
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The Handbook of Good English
An exception is sometimes made when the question mark actually has no function in the sentence but is part of a title: His first poem, titled "Why Me}," was dedicated to his mother. This exception has some merit; it is discussed in Rules 3 -20 ...
Edward Johnson, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUESTION MARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term question mark is used in the context of the following news items.
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Honor building no longer a question mark
... no longer a question mark. Record-Eagle file photo/Dan Nielsen The Question Mark Building at the corner of Honor's Henry and Main streets in early April. «Traverse City Record Eagle, May 15»
2
Nick Young's Long-Term Future a Major Question Mark for Los …
“The Lakers will entertain offers for him, according to a team official familiar with the front office's thinking,” wrote Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News ... «Bleacher Report, May 15»
3
Quarterback still a question mark for Georgia after G-Day scrimmage
What was Georgia's biggest talking point and question coming into G-Day remained that way after the game. And according to head coach Mark Richt the ... «Red and Black, Apr 15»
4
Duffy's PEI residency always a question mark
Duffy's P.E.I. residency always a question mark. Teresa Wright ... These were the questions raised at the time. ... He didn't like the questions and was combative. «The Telegram, Apr 15»
5
The Young Sharks: Questions, Question Marks and Answers
There are 4 basic answers: 'yes', 'no', 'question mark' and 'it is too soon to ask'. The question mark means you genuinely do not know the answer. Most NHL ... «The Hockey Writers, Apr 15»
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The 1 key player who's no longer a question mark for Yankees
TAMPA — With a smile, Jacoby Ellsbury walked away from a small media pack Tuesday afternoon at the Yankees' minor league complex and offered an ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
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Mark Zuckerberg discusses his one rule for hiring
He's built arguably the most influential social media giant in the world and is richer than most of us could ever dream of, yet the one question Mark Zuckerberg ... «Palm Beach Post, Mar 15»
8
Eagles: Quarterback remains the looming question mark
PHILADELPHIA – The question about the Eagles' quarterback for the future is already coming up because the Eagles are about to play a final, meaningless ... «Vineland Daily Journal, Dec 14»
9
Question Mark: Zuckerberg Plans Public Q&A on Facebook
Have a burning question for Mark Zuckerberg? On Thursday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET), he might answer it. The Facebook founder will be holding an ... «NBCNews.com, Oct 14»
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Stoops says UK football's feel-good session is over
Mark Stoops hopes his players enjoyed seeing the lopsided final score from last ... who took both his carries on Saturday in for touchdowns, as "a question mark. «Lexington Herald Leader, Sep 14»

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