To end a period of debate on an issue by requiring a decision to be made with respect to that issue.

plural of question word

A word used in forming questions.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beg the question

simple past tense and past participle of beg the question

(obsolete) Unquestionably, without question, certainly. / (obsolete) Unquestionable, beyond question, certain.

(transitive) To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

present participle of pop the question

A question only of interest to academic scholars; a question of no practical importance.

(historical) The debate over the fate of the territories along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea that formerly belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.