verb phrase · neutral
question a suspect
/ˈkwes.tʃən ə ˈsʌs.pɛkt/QUES·tion a SUS·pect
to ask someone believed to be involved in a crime about their actions
Examples
“Detectives questioned the suspect for several hours overnight.”
“They questioned a suspect in connection with the robbery.”
“The police questioned several witnesses but released them later.”
Band 8 sentence
“After obtaining a warrant, officers questioned the suspect in a formal interview room to clarify inconsistencies in his statement.”
Collocations
- question a suspect thoroughly
- question witnesses and suspects
Word family
Common mistakes
interrogate the suspect for hours→question a suspect for hours
question suspect→question a suspect
Say it for a higher band
5ask the suspect→6interrogate a suspect→7+question a suspect
Synonyms
interrogate
Easily confused
interrogate a suspect
“The suspect was interrogated for two days by the CID.”
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