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ask

Definition for ask

verb as in request

verb as in invite

Strongest matches

propose, suggest, summon, urge

Strong match

bid

Weak match

call upon

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Example Sentences

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I ask whether Dr Rauwerdink, for one, is happy to see this move, or not.

From BBC

There is the young bank employee she met on a bus trip home and who sized her up and said she was "so cute, just like a bonsai plant... before, casually as one might ask for a cigarette, asking her to marry him".

From BBC

“That’s the White House. Ask for Joe,” says the nurse.

From Salon

“We only keep democracy alive, is all. Is it worth it? Well, ask the Cincinnati city council — a third of ‘em, indicted on bribery charges today thanks to our reporting.”

From Salon

Senator Thom Tillis - who said before the hearing that he planned to ask Kennedy why his actions were not "matching up" with his promises - gave him a list of questions to answer at a later time.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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