Word a Day
ask
What does ask mean?
ask (verb): to request (information, or an answer to a question).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ask in a sentence?
- I didn't know the answer so I asked. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce ask?
/æsk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ask come from?
From Middle English asken, axen, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish; request”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “ask” mean?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
Not quite: that's what wait means.
to keep in control or possession; to continue having
Not quite: that's what retain means.
to request (information, or an answer to a question)
Right! That's what “ask” means.
to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
Not quite: that's what buy means.
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