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# interrogation

noun (an interrogation, interrogations; also uncountable)

«interrogation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An interrogation is long, close questioning of someone, especially by police or soldiers, to get information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#m1)
2. (informal, humorous) An interrogation can be any long string of questions, like from a parent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and crime shows: the detective's interrogation of a suspect. In everyday humour: "I got a full interrogation when I came home late." In grammar: an interrogative sentence asks a question. Phrases: under interrogation, interrogation room.

### Examples

- The police kept the suspect in the interrogation room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#x1)
- Under interrogation, the thief told the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#x2)
- Mum's interrogation about my muddy shoes lasted ten minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#x3)
- The spy refused to talk during the interrogation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#x4)
- The detective began the interrogation calmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#x5)
- I faced an interrogation from my little sister about Father Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/#x6)

### Note

Verb: interrogate; person: interrogator. Spelling: double r (inte-rr-ogation). Related grammar word: interrogative (a question sentence ending with "?").

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interrogation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrogation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interrogation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interrogation.html) on Mova free.