hypothetical question

collocation in English

meaningsofhypotheticalandquestion

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hypothetical
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/
imagined or suggested but not necessarily real ...
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question
noun
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃən/us
/ˈkwes.tʃən/
a sentence or phrase used to find ...
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(Definition ofhypotheticalandquestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhypothetical question

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I said that it was ahypotheticalquestion; it remains ahypotheticalquestion.
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This is ahypotheticalquestion.
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That is ahypotheticalquestion.
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It is ahypotheticalquestion.
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Thishypotheticalquestionis important.
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He asks ahypotheticalquestion.
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He poses ahypotheticalquestion.
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That is anotherhypotheticalquestion.
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It might have been ahypotheticalquestiona fortnight ago, but it is not ahypotheticalquestionnow.
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He now asks me ahypotheticalquestion.
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I cannot answer such ahypotheticalquestion.
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I have been asked ahypotheticalquestion.
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That is an entirelyhypotheticalquestion.
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I cannot answer the second,hypotheticalquestion.
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That is a purelyhypotheticalquestion.
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That is a whollyhypotheticalquestion.
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That is therefore a ratherhypotheticalquestion.
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This is not ahypotheticalquestion.
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I cannot answer thathypotheticalquestion.
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Is not that ahypotheticalquestion?
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I cannot answer ahypotheticalquestion.
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We have here anotherhypotheticalquestion.
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That is an extremelyhypotheticalquestion.
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That is rather ahypotheticalquestion.
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That, again, is ahypotheticalquestion.
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