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How to pronounce “ask”
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Pronunciation guide for ask
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ask with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Natural Resources Defense Council
lose our tax status, but we can ask
- Definition summary
- To request or petition.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce ask
Natural Resources Defense Council

lose our tax status, but we can ask
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ask”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- To request or petition.
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To invite.
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- (figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- [Noun]
- An act or instance of asking.
- Something asked or asked for.
- An asking price.
- (Internet) A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
Practice Nearby Words
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