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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cross-examine en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From cross- + examine.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given.
  2. (intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cross-examined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cross-examined Tense=Past lexicographic
cross examine alternative lexicographic
cross-examining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cross-examines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

crossexaminable · uncrossexaminable

Relateds

cross-examination

Synonyms

cross-interrogate · cross-exam · cross-question

Translations (2)

de ins Kreuzverhör nehmen (to subject a person to a cross examination) · fi ristikuulustella (to subject a person to a cross examination)