"cross-examine" meaning in English

See cross-examine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cross-examines [present, singular, third-person], cross-examining [participle, present], cross-examined [participle, past], cross-examined [past]
Etymology: From cross- + examine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|examine}} cross- + examine Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-examine (third-person singular simple present cross-examines, present participle cross-examining, simple past and past participle cross-examined)
  1. (transitive) To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cross-examine-en-verb-Pg-x62QF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 53 47
  2. (intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side. Tags: intransitive Translations (to subject a person to a cross examination): ristikuulustella (Finnish), ins Kreuzverhör nehmen (German)
    Sense id: en-cross-examine-en-verb-kUUJ269p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'to subject a person to a cross examination': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross examine Derived forms: crossexaminable, uncrossexaminable Related terms: cross-examination

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given."
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        "(intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side."
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      "word": "ins Kreuzverhör nehmen"
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