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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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BBC Sport asks the world of boxing for their rematch predictions.

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I asked a cashier, noting that contemporary country makes my skin crawl despite the fact that I vaguely belong to the same ethnic group that produces it.

Like prized athletes, the students describe being courted or stalked, depending upon whom you ask.

The BBC spoke to a range of genetic scientists and historians, and the answer depends on who you ask.

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Now that they have a hit product, the company’s seven employees still ask themselves the simple question that has informed all of their choices from the start.

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

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