Out of the question definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary

If you say that something is out of the question, you are emphasizing that it is completely impossible or unacceptable. [emphasis]. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'outofthequestion'    Share× Credits× outofthequestion phrase Ifyousaythatsomethingisoutofthequestion,youareemphasizingthatitiscompletelyimpossibleorunacceptable. [emphasis]Forthehomeless,privatemedicalcareissimplyoutofthequestion. Isataxincreasestilloutofthequestion? Synonyms:impossible,unthinkable,inconceivable,noton[informal] MoreSynonymsofoutofthequestion SeefulldictionaryentryforquestionCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'outofthequestion' LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'saladdays' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps outofthequestioninBritishEnglish beyondconsideration;unthinkableorimpossible themarriageisoutofthequestion SeefulldictionaryentryforquestionCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers outofthequestioninAmericanEnglish impossible;nottobeconsidered SeefulldictionaryentryforquestionWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. outofthequestioninAmericanEnglish nottobeconsidered;unthinkable;impossible ShethoughtaboutatriptoSpainbutdismisseditasoutofthequestion SeefulldictionaryentryforquestionMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Examplesof'outofthequestion'inasentence outofthequestion Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Extraguestsarecompletelyoutofthequestionatweddings.ThomasBlaikieBlaikie'sGuidetoModernManners(2005)Asanyonewhohasworkedinagovernmentbureaucracycouldhaveforetold,itwascompletelyoutofthequestion.Times,SundayTimes(2009)WeusedtohavethreeIraniansintheorchestra;outofthequestionnow.Times,SundayTimes(2012)O,no;it’soutofthequestion.KennethGrahameTheWindintheWillows(1908) Browsealphabetically outofthequestion outofthemoney outoftheordinary outofthepicture outofthequestion outoftherunning outofthetopdrawer outofthewindow AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'O' Source DefinitionofoutofthequestionfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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