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31ask 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… …
32ask — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. interrogate, question; inquire; invite; request, demand. See inquiry, barter. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To inquire] Syn. request, query, question, inquire, interrogate, examine, cross examine, demand,… …
33ask round — verb a) To enquire about something to different people. I dont know the answer to that, but maybe someone else does Ill ask round. b) To invite someone to your house. I think Ill ask John and Betty round for supper on Friday …
34Ask — The price a seller is willing to accept for a security, also known as the offer price. Along with the price, the ask quote will generally also stipulate the amount of the security willing to be sold at that price. Sometimes called the ask. This… …
35ask — 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 …
36ask — 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 …
37ask out — verb make a date (Freq. 1) Has he asked you out yet? • Syn: ↑invite out, ↑take out • Hypernyms: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑call for, ↑quest …
38ask — /ɑ:sk/ verb 1. to put a question to someone ● He asked the information office for details of companies exhibiting at the motor show. ● Ask the salesgirl if the bill includes VAT. 2. to tell someone to do something ● He asked the switchboard… …
39ask for one's hand — {v. phr.} To ask permission to marry someone. * / Sir, John said timidly to Mary s father, I came to ask for your daughter s hand. / …
40ask for one's hand — {v. phr.} To ask permission to marry someone. * / Sir, John said timidly to Mary s father, I came to ask for your daughter s hand. / …
