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/ɑːsks/

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Asks as a Noun

1

plural of ask

Asks as a Verb

1

third-person singular simple present indicative of ask

2

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

I asked her age.

3

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

to ask a question

4

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

I'm going to ask this lady for directions.

5

To request or petition; usually with for.

to ask for a second helping at dinner

6

To request permission to do something.

Did you ask to use the car?

7

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

What price are you asking for the house?

8

To invite.

Don't ask them to the wedding.

9

To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

10

To take (a person's situation) as an example.

Asks in a Sentence

I asked her age.

to ask a question

I'm going to ask this lady for directions.

to ask for a second helping at dinner

Did you ask to use the car?

What price are you asking for the house?

Don't ask them to the wedding.

Word Forms & Grammar

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Words That Rhyme With Asks

Asks: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/ɑːsks/
Meaningplural of ask

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