Was heißt »hin­ter­fra­gen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb hin­ter­fra­gen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • question
  • call into question

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Kleine Kinder hinterfragen immer, was wir Erwachsene für selbstverständlich halten.

Little children always question things we adults take for granted.

Einige Leute würden den Wahrheitsgehalt solcher Gerüchte hinterfragen.

Some people would question the truth of such rumors.

Niemand hat irgend etwas hinterfragt.

No one questioned anything.

Erlangte Weisheit zu hinterfragen ist die treibende Kraft des Fortschritts.

Questioning received wisdom is the driving force behind progress.

Tom hinterfragt jeden Zufall.

Tom questions every coincidence.

Alles Gute, was die Leute über einen hören, hinterfragen sie, alles Schlechte aber glauben sie aufs Wort.

People will question all the good things they hear about you but believe all the bad without a second thought.

Synonyme

au­di­tie­ren:
audit
verify
be­wer­ten:
evaluate
rate
review
value
fra­gen:
ask
enquire
miss­trau­en:
distrust
doubt
mistrust
suspect
prü­fen:
check
examine
validate
über­prü­fen:
check
recheck
review
un­ter­su­chen:
investigate
wun­dern:
be surprised
marvel
surprise
wonder
zwei­feln:
doubt

Antonyme

glau­ben:
believe
believe in
suppose
trust

Englische Beispielsätze

  • It was a question so difficult that no one was able to answer it.

  • That question was so difficult that no one was able to answer it.

  • The question surprised me a little.

  • The answer to this question is elusive.

  • The answer to this question has proved elusive.

  • Why did you ask this question?

  • I've got just one question.

  • I have just one question.

  • Tom asked me a confusing question.

  • Every question we answer here seems to bring up two more.

  • Do you really not see how absurd your question is?

  • Do you really not understand how absurd your question is?

  • In answer to my question, Mary gave a silent nod.

  • Mary nodded silently in response to my question.

  • I couldn't answer a single question in the exam.

  • Brilliant question. I reckon the answer's worth a Nobel prize.

  • She asked me a simple question.

  • The answer to the question whether a common language is used in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia is affirmative.

  • I have a question or two.

  • He asked me a strange question.

Hin­ter­fra­gen übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: hinterfragen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2024, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: hinterfragen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1345303, 1977056, 5258748, 5288822, 7057385, 11550331, 12023922, 12023921, 12021563, 12056628, 12056633, 11993857, 12091338, 12091340, 11975850, 11973013, 12098372, 12098373, 11943196, 11943195, 12149972, 11917742, 11910249, 11900474, 12172115 & 11886917. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR