question (ask a person about something): The police questioned her for half an hour.
interview (ask a person questions in an interview): We interviewed twenty applicants for the job.
interrogate (ask someone a lot of questions in a threatening way): They will interrogate the two suspects individually.
quiz (ask someone questions to get information): A journalist quizzed him for an hour.
cross-examine (ask someone detailed questions to discover if they have been telling the truth): The defendant’s attorney will have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses.
grill (ask someone a lot of questions in an unpleasant way): The police spent weeks grilling the suspects.
debrief (question someone in detail about an important job they have done): They debrief the pilots after each mission.
