phrasal verb · formal
put the question to
UK/pʊt ðə ˈkwɛstʃən tuː/US/pʊt ðə ˈkwɛstʃən tu/PUT·the·QUES·tion·TO
speakingtask2
to ask someone a question formally or to pose a matter for someone to answer
Examples
“The reporter put the question to the minister about funding cuts.”
“The lawyer put the question to the witness in a clear manner.”
“We should put the question to the committee at the next meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the hearing the MP put the question to the Prime Minister about the government's transparency measures.”
Collocations
- put the question to someone
- put a question to the committee
Word family
put verbquestion noun
Common mistakes
ask to→put the question to
Say it for a higher band
5ask→6raise the question→7+put the question to
Synonyms
ask
Easily confused
ask
“The journalist asked him whether he would resign.”
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