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21ask — verb 1》 say something in order to obtain an answer or information: I asked her what she meant. ↘(ask after or Scottish for) Brit. enquire about the well being of. 2》 say to (someone) that one wants them to do or give something. ↘say that… …
22for — We use for + a period of time to say how long something goes on: for six years (I ve lived in this house for six years.) for two hours (We watched television for two hours last night.) for a week (Ann is going away for a week in September.) Are… …
23for — for1 W1S1 [fə strong fo: $ fər strong fo:r] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used to say who is intended to get or use something, or where something is intended to be used ▪ I ve got a present for you. ▪ Someone left a message for Vicky. ▪ an English… …
24for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …
25ask after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ask after : present tense I/you/we/they ask after he/she/it asks after present participle asking after past tense asked after past participle asked after ask after someone to ask for news about someone I met… …
26ask — 1. verb /ˈɑːsk,ˈæsk,ˈæks/ a) look for an answer to a question by speaking. b) approach someone to do something. 2. noun /ˈɑːsk,ˈæsk,ˈæks/ a) An act or instance of asking …
27ask — verb 1) he asked what time we opened Syn: inquire, query, want to know; question, interrogate, quiz Ant: answer 2) they want to ask a few questions Syn: put forward …
28for·give·ness — /fɚˈgıvnəs/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of forgiving someone or something I ask (for) your forgiveness. [=I ask you to forgive me] forgiveness of our sins 2 : the attitude of someone who is willing to forgive other people She treats us with… …
29ask someone for a rain check — ask (someone) for a rain check American, informal I ll take a rain check something that you say when you cannot accept someone s invitation to do something but you would like to do it another time. I was supposed to see Marge on Saturday I ll… …
30ask sb for interview — ► HR to ask someone to come and see you so that you can give them an interview for a job: »Of the 150 candidates, we asked six for interview. Main Entry: ↑ask …
