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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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An AI tool can summarize your quarterly earnings report, but go ahead and ask it to “run this one through the parameters of project blue door and check if it violates the 7-2 rule.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Back in the day I would have to ask for stage time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But here - like elsewhere - it's the cost of living that dominates our conversations with passers-by as we ask what matters to them ahead of the Senedd election on 7 May.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But you absolutely need to ask before you get started.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“He does it for you? Did you ask to be part of it?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam