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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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"I'd take pictures of her to the hair salon when I was younger and ask if I could look like her," she added.

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When asked about the agreed health overspend, Long said she challenged her colleagues around the executive table "about the implications this will have on all of us next year, including on their own departments".

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He briefly breaks into the song “Popular” from Wicked when asked about the company’s recent string of successes with Apple and other customers.

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She sent a message to Chloe's phone asking: "Are you mad with me?"

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A number of Lionesses have asked to be kept away from media, not wanting to get caught up in the headlines or to create further division among their team-mates.

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

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