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Meanings of ask in English
Usage of ask in English
1
She said: 'You were able to ask Eelco every question you had.
2
However, media attention is never sustained long enough to ask such questions.
3
Let me ask you the same question with a different issue, privacy.
4
More young people were coming forward to ask for help, she said.
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The question we need to ask is: Would this be good policy?
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Many young people said they found it difficult to ask for help.
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I ask them one question: Do you feel you need more oil?
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Small businesses often don't feel able to ask for more reasonable terms.
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So, I will ask you a question, which will answer your question.
10
I just wanted to ask you: is it true about last year?
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But each generation must ask the question anew: what is Irish food?
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They said they could ask better questions and had better background information.
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Background: Electronic order-sets increasingly ask clinicians to answer questions or follow algorithms.
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First, two police inspectors were given fifteen minutes to ask her questions.
15
Foster said it was time to ask Wellington Water some frank questions.
16
Just keep listening; engage with the problem, ask more and more questions.
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