poner en duda

La investigación puso en duda el resultado anterior.
The research cast doubt on the earlier result.
Varios testigos ponen en duda su versión.
Several witnesses question his account.
El nuevo dato pone en duda la teoría.
The new finding calls the theory into question.
Sus errores pusieron en duda la fiabilidad del informe.
His mistakes cast doubt on the report’s reliability.
No quiero poner en duda tu honradez.
I do not want to question your honesty.

Similar words

discutir

dudar de

poner en cuestión

cuestionar

El nuevo dato pone en duda la teoría.
The new finding calls the theory into question.
No quiero poner en duda tu honradez.
I do not want to question your honesty.
La investigación puso en duda el resultado anterior.
The research cast doubt on the earlier result.
Varios testigos ponen en duda su versión.
Several witnesses question his account.
Sus errores pusieron en duda la fiabilidad del informe.
His mistakes cast doubt on the report’s reliability.

cuestionar

dudar de

poner en cuestión

discutir

With poner, “to place”, and duda, “doubt”: to place something under doubt.

What does poner en duda mean?

To question or cast doubt on something.

Does it always prove something false?

No. It raises uncertainty rather than settling the matter.

Can it describe a person’s honesty?

Yes, as in poner en duda su honradez.

What changes in a sentence?

The verb poner changes form; en duda stays fixed.

Is it the same as simply disagreeing?

No. It challenges whether a claim can be trusted.

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