Interrogatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

formal systematic questioning

relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntɪɹˈɒɡətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntɪɹˈɒɡətəɹi/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪntɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɔːɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interrogation interrogative examination

Antonyms

declaratory declarative

Parts of Speech

noun	formal systematic questioning
adjective	relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

Word Forms

interrogate	verb	pose a series of questions to
examine	verb	question or examine thoroughly and closely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fragend

formale systematische Befragung

🇫🇷French

interrogatoire

questionnement formel et systématique

🇪🇸Spanish

interrogatorio

interrogatorio sistemático formal

🇮🇹Italian

interrogatorio

domande sistematiche formali

🇳🇱Dutch

vragend

formele systematische vragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

interrogatório

questionamento sistemático formal

🇷🇺Russian

допросный

формальный систематический допрос

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूछताछ

औपचारिक व्यवस्थित पूछताछ

🇧🇩Bengali

জিজ্ঞাসাবাদকারী

আনুষ্ঠানিক পদ্ধতিগত প্রশ্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

விசாரிக்கும்

முறையான முறையான கேள்வி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రశ్నించే

అధికారిక క్రమబద్ధమైన ప్రశ్నించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चौकशी करणारा

औपचारिक पद्धतशीर प्रश्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂછપરછ

ઔપચારિક વ્યવસ્થિત પ્રશ્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾರ್ಥಕ

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യൽ

ഔപചാരിക വ്യവസ്ഥാപിതമായ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ

ਰਸਮੀ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਸਵਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوچھ گچھ

رسمی منظم سوالات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

质问的

正式的系统提问

🇯🇵Japanese

尋問的な

正式な体系的な質問

🇰🇷Korean

질문

형식적이고 체계적인 질문

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thẩm vấn

câu hỏi có hệ thống chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

สอบปากคำ

การตั้งคำถามอย่างเป็นระบบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

interogatif

pertanyaan sistematis formal

🇵🇭Filipino

interogatoryo

pormal na sistematikong pagtatanong

🇲🇾Malay

soal siasat

penyoalan sistematik formal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استجواب

استجواب منهجي رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

بازجویی

پرسشگری سیستماتیک رسمی

🇹🇷Turkish

sorgulayıcı

resmi sistematik sorgulama

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוקר

תשאול שיטתי פורמלי

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The primary meaning of 'interrogatory' is 'formal systematic questioning'.

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Using 'interrogatory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'interrogatory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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