To ask meaning in English
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Definition
to ask: to inquire, to question, to request
I need to ask you a very important question: do I look fat in these jeans?
I asked you to come in early today so that you could see the new coffee machine!
to ask for (a raise): to request, to inquire about (a raise)
Examples
- "Oh, I've forgotten to ask... would you like something to drink?"
- "If anyone asks, the pass phrase is: “The spotted cock crows at dawn."
- "Horatio : I don't want to ask."
- "Susie, our users have written to us via email, Twitter, and in one case by pigeon all asking you business questions."
- "Bruno : Don't ask me about my briefcase!"
- "No, his other boss, perfume magnate and Franco-American playboy, Bruno Delavigne, who may ask for a moist towelette or a dry martini at a moment's notice."
- "Why didn't Bruno ask us to find a flower?"
- "Do this task that I ask of you, and your redemption will be assured."
- "Warbuckle : This is just a guess, but I don't think this is the AK-47 that I asked for on my Christmas list."
- "Finally, I know which question to ask the tree!"
- "Ask about Sheik Jafar's outlook for fall quarter"
- "Just this once... just this once, I'm going to let you ask me about my briefcase."
- "It is on your journey that you will find the question you must ask."
- "Ms. Lohan already sits on our board of trustees, however she is considering investing a large amount of capital in the company, which would allow us to finally purchase the island zoo that everyone keeps asking about."
- "Not too much to ask, right?"
- "Ask Cheryl how her vacation in Myanmar went"
- "Brian : Dr. Loblaw, can I ask you something?"
- "I'm free to explore all the questions I could ask this tree of mystery."
- "Bruno : Don't ask me about my briefcase, Brian."
- "Ask how business is going"
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