ask

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The meaning (definition) of the word ask
to say a question because you want to know something
The word ask used in a sentence
“I ask my teacher when I do not know the answer.”
Words that mean the same as ask (synonyms)
questioninquire
Words that mean the opposite of ask (antonyms)
answertell
How the word ask is said around the world
| French | demander |
| Spanish | preguntar |
| Mandarin | 问 |
| Hindi | पूछना |
| Arabic | بسأل |
| Russian | просить |
| Portuguese (EU) | perguntar |
| Portuguese (BR) | perguntar |
| Japanese | 聞く |
| German | fragen |
| Urdu | پوچھنا |
| Punjabi | ਪੁੱਛੋ |
| Korean | 묻다 |
| Hebrew | לִשְׁאוֹל |
| Greek | παρακαλώ |
| Dutch | vragen |
| Filipino | magtanong |
| Vietnamese | hỏi |
| Turkish | sormak |
| Persian | بپرس |
| Polish | zapytać |
| Ukrainian | запитати |
| Bengali | জিজ্ঞাসা করুন |
| Swedish | be |
| Italian | chiedere |
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