"¿ ?" meaning in Spanish

See ¿ ? in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Punctuation

Forms: ¿ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|es|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=¿ ?}} ¿ ?
  1. encloses a question in Spanish; equivalent in English and many other languages: ? Tags: punctuation Categories (topical): Spanish matched pairs, Spanish punctuation marks Coordinate_terms: ¡ !
    Sense id: en-¿_?-es-punct-BTfaCgIe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "How are you?",
          "text": "¿Cómo estás?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "If you went, at what time did you arrive?",
          "text": "Si tú fuiste, ¿a qué hora llegaste?",
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