L'interroger (en. Question him)

/lɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʒe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To request information from someone.

The police officer intends to interrogate the witness.

Le policier a l'intention d'interroger le témoin.

To subject someone to an investigation or thorough examination.

The security officer had to question each visitor.

L'agent de sécurité a dû interroger chaque visiteur.

To formulate a series of questions to clarify a situation.

The teacher started to question the students about the previous chapter.

Le professeur a commencé à interroger les élèves sur le chapitre précédent.

From the Latin 'interrogare' meaning 'to ask between' or 'to pose a question'.

to question a child

Asking questions to a child to understand their point of view.

interroger un enfant

to question witnesses

Requesting information from people who witnessed an event.

interroger des témoins

to question oneself about

Questioning oneself about a subject or situation.

s'interroger sur

question

Phrase or proposition aimed at obtaining a response.

question

inquisition

Severe examination or questioning on a subject.

inquisition

investigation

Investigation aimed at gathering information.

enquête

Digging for information

He managed to dig for information by questioning the seller.

Il a réussi à gratter des infos en interrogeant le vendeur.

Conducting an interrogation

She started conducting an interrogation to find out the truth.

Elle a commencé à taper un interrogatoire pour connaître la vérité.