ask

[ask, ahsk] / æsk, ɑsk /

VERB

question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

challenge demand inquire quiz request

STRONG

buzz canvass catechize direct enjoin examine grill hit institute interrogate investigate needle pump query roast sweat

WEAK

cross-examine give the third degree go over hunt for pick one's brains pop the question pry into put the screws to put through the wringer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

claim command disinvite insist repudiate tell

VERB

request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal beg call for charge claim demand order petition plead request seek sue urge

STRONG

angle apply beseech bite bum command crave entreat hit hustle implore impose knock levy mooch pray promote requisition solicit supplicate touch

WEAK

contend for file for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer deny disclaim give reply

STRONG

disapprove

WEAK

claim disinvite ignore insist repudiate tell

VERB

invite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

propose suggest summon urge

STRONG

bid

WEAK

call upon

Antonyms

WEAK

answer claim command disinvite ignore insist reply repudiate tell

Example Sentences

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In response to a user on X who asked if he would bet against Tesla, Burry succinctly replied: “I am not short”.

From MarketWatch

Constance was also asked if she was confident she would survive the investigation.

From BBC

Baroness May went on to ask about safeguarding in the Church of England, and Dame Sarah said "we are truly sorry" for the "significant safeguarding failures" within the institution.

From BBC

"I can confirm," Cambodia's information minister Neth Pheaktra told AFP when asked if the soldiers had been released and re-entered Cambodian territory.

From Barron's

Those engineers soon asked him if he could buy it for the office.

From The Wall Street Journal

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