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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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The building is now occupied by the ASK Italian restaurant.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

ASK LLP and its partner, Andrews & Higgins, signed up 30,000 Purdue victims in exchange for up to 40% of their individual awards.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Leaving the airlines in the same order, here are estimated gross profits per ASK for 2026 and 2027, along with forward P/E ratios, 2025 earnings per share and consensus EPS estimates for 2026 and 2027.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

“VAR is a symbol of modern, commercialized-to-the-point-of-destruction football,” says Ola Thews, vice-chairman of AIK’s largest supporter organization, ASK.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

I thank you for your experiment on the hedgehog; but WHY DO YOU ASK ME A QUESTION, by the way of solving it?

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert

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