ASK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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Learn more." /> <meta itemprop="copyrightHolder" content="© Cambridge University Press" /> <meta itemprop="copyrightYear" content="2025" /> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Behaving in a silly way" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Thinking and contemplating" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Making appeals & requests" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Giving orders & commands" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Expressing and asking opinions" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Inviting & summoning" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Causing difficulties for oneself or others" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Questioning people & asking questions in general" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Extremely good" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Expressions of anger" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Suspecting & questioning" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Expressions of surprise" /> <h1 class="ti fs fs12 lmb-0 hw superentry">Meaning of <b class='tb ttn'>ask</b> in English</h1> <div class="page"><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cald4" data-tab="ds-cald4" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fask&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fask&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">ask</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio1" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/uka/ukasi/ukaside003.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/uka/ukasi/ukaside003.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio1.load(); audio1.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ɑːsk</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio2" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio2.load(); audio2.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">æsk</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">ask</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>QUESTION</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00001662_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00001662_01', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B1">B1</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I</span> or <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to put a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="question" rel="">question</a> to someone, or to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/request" title="request" rel="">request</a> an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> from someone: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ two objects</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">She asked me a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="question" rel="">question</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">She asked a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="question" rel="">question</a> about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/welsh" title="Welsh" rel="">Welsh</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/history" title="history" rel="">history</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">She asked me about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/welsh" title="Welsh" rel="">Welsh</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/history" title="history" rel="">history</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">She asked about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/welsh" title="Welsh" rel="">Welsh</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/history" title="history" rel="">history</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">I asked the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guard" title="guard" rel="">guard</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> of the train's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/departure" title="departure" rel="">departure</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ question word</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">I've no <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/idea" title="idea" rel="">idea</a> what <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/train" title="train" rel="">train</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leaves" title="leaves" rel="">leaves</a>. Ask the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guard" title="guard" rel="">guard</a> <span class="b db">wh</span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ether" title="ether" rel="">ether</a> he <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/know" title="knows" rel="">knows</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ question word</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">I asked <span class="b db">wh</span>en the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/train" title="train" rel="">train</a> would <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leave" title="leave" rel="">leave</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ speech</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">"What <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> does the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/train" title="train" rel="">train</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leave" title="leave" rel="">leave</a>?" I asked.</span></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section expanded > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/to-ask-a-question">to ask a question</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/ask">ask</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">I asked him what time the museum opened, but he didn't know. </span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/inquire">inquire</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">She called to inquire when her car would be ready.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/consult">consult</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Consult your doctor if your symptoms don't improve.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/ask-around">ask around</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">I'll ask around and see if anyone knows of a good carpenter.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/question">question</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The police are questioning him about the robbery.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/interview">interview</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">After the race, she was interviewed by journalists.</span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/to-ask-a-question" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div> </div></div><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1-2"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>ask <span class="obj dobj">yourself</span> <span class="obj dobj">something</span></b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00001662_16_panel"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00001662_16_panel', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref C2">C2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/consider" title="consider" rel="">consider</a> something <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/carefully" title="carefully" rel="">carefully</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needs" title="needs" rel="">needs</a> to ask herself why nobody <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seem" title="seems" rel="">seems</a> to like her.</span></div> </div></div></div><span class="dbtn"> <a class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb" href="/dictionary/english/ask" title="meaning of ask yourselfsomething"> See more </a></span></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">First I'd like to ask you a few <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="questions" rel="">questions</a> about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/childhood" title="childhood" rel="">childhood</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I just <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wanted" title="wanted" rel="">wanted</a> to ask you if you're <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/free" title="free" rel="">free</a> this <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/afternoon" title="afternoon" rel="">afternoon</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hate" title="hate" rel="">hate</a> having to ask for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">If you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/want" title="want" rel="">want</a> any <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> off <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/work" title="work" rel="">work</a> you'll have to ask the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boss" title="boss" rel="">boss</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">We had to ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guide" title="guide" rel="">guide</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interpret" title="interpret" rel="">interpret</a> for us.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general/" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Questioning people & asking questions in general">Questioning people & asking questions in general</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask after someone phrasal verb" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-after?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask after <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask questions of someone/something idiom" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-questions-of?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask questions of <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="be someone's for the asking idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-for-the-asking?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">be <span class="obj">someone's</span> for the asking</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="beat something out of someone phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beat-out-of?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">beat <span class="obj">something</span> out of <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bombard" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bombard?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bombard</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="debrief" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/debrief?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">debrief</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="drag" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drag?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">drag</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="Gallup poll" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gallup-poll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">Gallup poll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inquisition" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisition?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">inquisition</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inquisitor" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisitor?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">inquisitor</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="line of inquiry" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/line-of-inquiry?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">line of inquiry</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="nail someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nail-down?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">nail <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outpoll" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outpoll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outpoll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pin someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pin-down?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">pin <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ply someone with something phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ply-with?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ply <span class="obj">someone</span> with <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="poll" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">poll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pollster" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pollster?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">pollster</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="query" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/query?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">query</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="quiz" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quiz?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">quiz</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shoot" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shoot?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">shoot</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Questioning people & asking questions in general">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <script type='text/javascript'> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.que.push(function() { iaw.setExtraAdSlots(["ad_ringlinkslot"]); iaw.addPageCriteria("cdo_elvl", "B1"); }); } </script> <div id="ad_ringlinkslot"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.cmd.push(function () { iaw.display("ad_ringlinkslot"); }); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">ask</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>REQUEST</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00001662_17"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00001662_17', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B1">B1</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I</span> or <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/speak" title="speak" rel="">speak</a> or write to someone saying that you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/want" title="want" rel="">want</a> them to do something, to give you something, or to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/allow" title="allow" rel="">allow</a> you to do something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">She asked (her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/manager" title="manager" rel="">manager</a>) if she could <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leave" title="leave" rel="">leave</a> early to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pick" title="pick" rel="">pick</a> up the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kid" title="kids" rel="">kids</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">If you need any <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/please" title="please" rel="">please</a> don't <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hesitate" title="hesitate" rel="">hesitate</a> to ask.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask for</span> <span class="eg deg">You should ask (<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accountant" title="accountant" rel="">accountant</a>) for some <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finance" title="financial" rel="">financial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advice" title="advice" rel="">advice</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><a class="lu dlu" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-permission" title="ask permission" rel="">ask permission</a> <span class="eg deg">You have to ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/permission" title="permission" rel="">permission</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leave" title="leave" rel="">leave</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask to</span> <span class="eg deg">I asked to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/see" title="see" rel="">see</a> my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accountant" title="accountant" rel="">accountant</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask sb's advice</span> <span class="eg deg">I'd like to ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advice" title="advice" rel="">advice</a> on a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finance" title="financial" rel="">financial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/matter" title="matter" rel="">matter</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask sb's opinion</span> <span class="eg deg">Could I ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opinion" title="opinion" rel="">opinion</a> about something?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><a class="lu dlu" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-a-favour" title="ask a favour" rel="">ask a favour</a> <span class="eg deg">Can I ask you a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/favour" title="favour" rel="">favour</a>?/<span class="lab dlab"><span class="usage dusage">formal</span></span> Can I ask a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/favour" title="favour" rel="">favour</a> of you?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ to infinitive</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">You should ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accountant" title="accountant" rel="">accountant</a> <span class="b db">to</span> give you some <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finance" title="financial" rel="">financial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advice" title="advice" rel="">advice</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ that</span> ]</a></span> <span class="lab dlab"><span class="usage dusage">formal</span></span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/solicitor" title="solicitor" rel="">solicitor</a> asked <span class="b db">that</span> her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/client" title="client" rel="">client</a> be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/allow" title="allowed" rel="">allowed</a> to make a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/phone" title="phone" rel="">phone</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call" title="call" rel="">call</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ that</span> ]</a></span> <span class="lab dlab"><span class="usage dusage">formal</span></span> <span class="eg deg">We ask <span class="b db">that</span> any <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/faulty" title="faulty" rel="">faulty</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a> be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/returned" title="returned" rel="">returned</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/original" title="original" rel="">original</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/packaging" title="packaging" rel="">packaging</a>.</span></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/to-ask-for-something">to ask for something</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/ask-for">ask for</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">I asked the waiter for another glass.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/request">request</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/apply-for">apply for</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">We applied for planning permission to build an extension.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/demand">demand</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">People are demanding the right to return to their homes.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/appeal-for">appeal for</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The prime minister appealed for calm.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/call-for">call for</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">A group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.</span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/to-ask-for-something" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div> </div></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/making-appeals-and-requests/" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Making appeals & requests">Making appeals & requests</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="adjuration" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjuration?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">adjuration</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="appellate" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/appellate?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">appellate</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="apply for something" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apply-for?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">apply for <span class="obj">something</span></span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="apply to" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apply-to?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">apply to</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="appreciate" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/appreciate?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">appreciate</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask a favour" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-a-favour?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a favour</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="besiege" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/besiege?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">besiege</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="car wash" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/car-wash?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">car wash</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="cry" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cry?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">cry</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="entreat" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/entreat?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">entreat</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="entreaty" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/entreaty?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">entreaty</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="imploring" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/imploring?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">imploring</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="imploringly" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/imploringly?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">imploringly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="importunately" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/importunately?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">importunately</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="importunity" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/importunity?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">importunity</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="invocation" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invocation?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">invocation</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="push" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/push?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">push</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="seek" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seek?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">seek</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="supplicant" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supplicant?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">supplicant</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ticket" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ticket?topic=making-appeals-and-requests "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ticket</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/making-appeals-and-requests/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Making appeals & requests">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-3"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">ask</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>INVITE</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00001662_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00001662_02', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref A2">A2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/request" title="request" rel="">request</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invite" title="invite" rel="">invite</a> someone to go <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/somewhere" title="somewhere" rel="">somewhere</a> with you or to come to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/home" title="home" rel="">home</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">"Are you going to Muriel's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party" title="party" rel="">party</a>?" "No, I haven't been asked."</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ to infinitive</span> ]</a></span> <span class="lab dlab"><span class="region dregion">US</span></span> <span class="eg deg">I've asked <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/star-of-david" title="David" rel="">David</a> <span class="b db">to come to</span> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party" title="party" rel="">party</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">In <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fact" title="fact" rel="">fact</a> they've asked us to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stay" title="stay" rel="">stay</a> for the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whole" title="whole" rel="">whole</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend" title="weekend" rel="">weekend</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> to <span class="obj dobj">something</span></span> <span class="lab dlab"><span class="region dregion">UK</span></span> <span class="eg deg">I've asked <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/star-of-david" title="David" rel="">David</a> to the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party" title="party" rel="">party</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> over</span> <span class="eg deg">Jorge has asked us over for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dinner" title="dinner" rel="">dinner</a> next <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/friday" title="Friday" rel="">Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lab dlab"><span class="region dregion">UK</span></span> <span class="eg deg">Ian's asked us round to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dinner" title="dinner" rel="">dinner</a> next <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/friday" title="Friday" rel="">Friday</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lab dlab"><span class="region dregion">UK</span></span> <span class="eg deg">Ian's asked us for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dinner" title="dinner" rel="">dinner</a> next <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/friday" title="Friday" rel="">Friday</a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dare" title="dare" rel="">dare</a> you to ask him to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dance" title="dance" rel="">dance</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">He told me - and this is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/strictly" title="strictly" rel="">strictly</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/entree" title="entre" rel="">entre</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nous" title="nous" rel="">nous</a> - that he's going to ask Ruth to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/marry" title="marry" rel="">marry</a> him.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">He couldn't get up the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/courage" title="courage" rel="">courage</a> to ask her for a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/date" title="date" rel="">date</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/manage" title="managed" rel="">managed</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/muster" title="muster" rel="">muster</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/courage" title="courage" rel="">courage</a> to ask him to the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cinema" title="cinema" rel="">cinema</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/inviting-and-summoning/" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Inviting & summoning">Inviting & summoning</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask someone in phrasal verb" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-in?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask <span class="obj">someone</span> in</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask someone out phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-out?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask <span class="obj">someone</span> out</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="call" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">call</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="call ( something ) out phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call-out?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">call (<span class="obj">something</span>) out</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="call someone in phrasal verb" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call-in?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">call <span class="obj">someone</span> in</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="call someone over phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call-over?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">call <span class="obj">someone</span> over</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="convene" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/convene?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">convene</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="invitation" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invitation?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">invitation</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="invite" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invite?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">invite</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="invite someone in phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invite-in?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">invite <span class="obj">someone</span> in</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="invite someone over phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invite-over?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">invite <span class="obj">someone</span> over</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="invitee" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invitee?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">invitee</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="open invitation" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/open-invitation?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">open invitation</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="plus one" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plus-one?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">plus one</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="recall" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recall?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">recall</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="send for someone phrasal verb" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/send-for?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">send for <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shout" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shout?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">shout</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shout on someone phrasal verb" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shout-on?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">shout on <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="uncalled" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/uncalled?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">uncalled</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="uninvited" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/uninvited?topic=inviting-and-summoning "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">uninvited</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/inviting-and-summoning/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Inviting & summoning">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-4"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">ask</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>EXPECT</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00001662_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00001662_03', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect" title="expect" rel="">expect</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/demand" title="demand" rel="">demand</a> something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Greg's asking <span class="gloss dgloss">(= <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect" title="expecting" rel="">expecting</a> to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paid" title="paid" rel="">paid</a>)</span> £250,000 for his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">He asks too much of me - I can't always be there to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a> him.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><a class="lu dlu" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-a-lot" title="ask a lot" rel="">ask a lot</a> <span class="eg deg">It's asking a lot when <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boss" title="boss" rel="">boss</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wants" title="wants" rel="">wants</a> you to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/work" title="work" rel="">work</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend" title="weekends" rel="">weekends</a> as well as <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/evenings" title="evenings" rel="">evenings</a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">They were asking £180,000 for the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/place" title="place" rel="">place</a>, so I put in an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/offer" title="offer" rel="">offer</a> of £170,000.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">They're asking £60,000 for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flat" title="flat" rel="">flat</a>, but the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/market" title="market" rel="">market</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="price" rel="">price</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/near" title="nearer" rel="">nearer</a> £55,000.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">We <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thought" title="thought" rel="">thought</a> they were asking a very high <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="price" rel="">price</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thought" title="thought" rel="">thought</a> being asked to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/miss" title="miss" rel="">miss</a> my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lunch" title="lunch" rel="">lunch</a> was a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bit" title="bit" rel="">bit</a> much.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">To <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect" title="expect" rel="">expect</a> me to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/look" title="look" rel="">look</a> after her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kid" title="kids" rel="">kids</a> all <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="day" rel="">day</a> is asking a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bit" title="bit" rel="">bit</a> much.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/giving-orders-and-commands/" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Giving orders & commands">Giving orders & commands</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="all-points bulletin" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/all-points-bulletin?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">all-points bulletin</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="boss someone around phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boss-around?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">boss <span class="obj">someone</span> around</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bossily" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bossily?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bossily</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bossiness" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bossiness?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bossiness</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bossy" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bossy?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bossy</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bossyboots" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bossyboots?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bossyboots</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="commanding" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/commanding?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">commanding</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="decree" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decree?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">decree</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="demand" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/demand?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">demand</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="exact" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exact?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">exact</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="expect" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">expect</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="instruct" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/instruct?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">instruct</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="push someone around phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/push-around?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">push <span class="obj">someone</span> around</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="put something on phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/put-on?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">put <span class="obj">something</span> on</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="self-ordained" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/self-ordained?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">self-ordained</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shove" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shove?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">shove</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shove someone around phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shove-around?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">shove <span class="obj">someone</span> around</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="stick" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stick?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">stick</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="summons" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/summons?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">summons</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="task" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/task?topic=giving-orders-and-commands "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">task</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/giving-orders-and-commands/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to ask in the topic Giving orders & commands">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div><div class="xref grammar hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Grammar</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpb-10" data-position="1"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/ask-and-ask-for" title="grammar for Ask and ask for"><div class="x-h dx-h"><span class="obj dobj">Ask</span> and <span class="obj dobj">ask for</span></div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Ask is a verb meaning ‘put a question or seek an answer from someone’:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="2"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/ask-and-ask-for" title="grammar for Ask"><div class="x-h dx-h"><span class="obj dobj">Ask</span></div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Ask is a verb meaning ‘put a question or seek an answer from someone’:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="3"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/ask-and-ask-for" title="grammar for Ask for"><div class="x-h dx-h"><span class="obj dobj">Ask for</span></div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">If you ask for something, it means that you want someone to give you something:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="4"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/ask-and-ask-for" title="grammar for Ask and ask for: typical error"><div class="x-h dx-h"><span class="obj dobj">Ask</span> and <span class="obj dobj">ask for</span>: typical error</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We use for when we request someone to give us something:</span> … </a></div></div></div><div class="xref idioms hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Idioms</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-questions-of" title="meaning of ask questions of someone/something" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask questions of <span class="obj dobj">someone/something</span></span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/be-for-the-asking" title="meaning of be someone's for the asking" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">be <span class="obj dobj">someone's</span> for the asking</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/be-asking-for-it-trouble" title="meaning of be asking for it/trouble" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">be asking for it/trouble</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="4"><a href="/dictionary/english/don-t-ask-me" title="meaning of don't ask me" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">don't ask me</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="5"><a href="/dictionary/english/i-ask-you" title="meaning of I ask you!" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">I ask you!</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="6"><a href="/dictionary/english/if-you-ask-me" title="meaning of if you ask me" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">if you ask me</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="7"><a href="/dictionary/english/you-may-well-ask" title="meaning of you may well ask" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">you may well ask</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="xref phrasal_verbs hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Phrasal verbs</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-after" title="meaning of ask after someone" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask after <span class="obj dobj">someone</span></span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-around" title="meaning of ask around" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask around</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-for" title="meaning of ask for someone" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask for <span class="obj dobj">someone</span></span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="4"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-for" title="meaning of ask for someone/something" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask for <span class="obj dobj">someone/something</span></span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="5"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-in" title="meaning of ask someone in" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> in</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="6"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-out" title="meaning of ask someone out" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> out</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fask&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fask&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr idiom-block"><div class="cid" id="cald4-1"></div><div class="idiom-block"><div class="di-title"><h2 class="headword tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw dhw-m"><b>ask <span class="obj dobj">yourself</span> <span class="obj dobj">something</span></b></h2></div> <span class="di-info"><span class="pos dpos" title="">phrase</span> </span><span class="phrase-di-body dphrase-di-body"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00001662_16"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00001662_16', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref C2">C2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/consider" title="consider" rel="">consider</a> something <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/carefully" title="carefully" rel="">carefully</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needs" title="needs" rel="">needs</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> herself why nobody <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seem" title="seems" rel="">seems</a> to like her.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">You have to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> yourself what it is about this <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guy" title="guy" rel="">guy</a> that makes him so <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/successful" title="successful" rel="">successful</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">We need to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/start" title="start" rel="">start</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asking" rel="">asking</a> ourselves what <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/our" title="our" rel="">our</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/priority" title="priorities" rel="">priorities</a> really are.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">I often <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> myself what I'm doing here.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">He <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/constantly" title="constantly" rel="">constantly</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asked" rel="">asked</a> himself whether he could have done anything <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/differently" title="differently" rel="">differently</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="day" rel="">day</a>.</span></div> <div class="xref see_also hax dxref-w "><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">See also</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask" title="meaning of ask" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask</span> <span class="x-num dx-num">(QUESTION)</span></a></div></div></div> </div></div></span></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>ask</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cacd" data-tab="ds-cacd" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>ask</b> | American Dictionary</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cacd-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">ask</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span></div> <div ></div><span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio3" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio3.load(); audio3.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">æsk</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">ask</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>QUESTION OR REQUEST</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00000945_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00000945_02', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I/T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state" title="state" rel="">state</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="question" rel="">question</a> to someone, or to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/request" title="request" rel="">request</a> something from someone: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">Can I ask you a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="question" rel="">question</a>?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">If you are asking me if I was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foolish" title="foolish" rel="">foolish</a>, yes, I was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foolish" title="foolish" rel="">foolish</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ question word</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">We <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kept" title="kept" rel="">kept</a> asking why he had done it.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ question word</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">He asked how much the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/necklace" title="necklace" rel="">necklace</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cost" title="cost" rel="">cost</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">He asked for more <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/repay" title="repay" rel="">repay</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loan" title="loan" rel="">loan</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">You should ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lawyer" title="lawyer" rel="">lawyer</a> for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advice" title="advice" rel="">advice</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">I’d like to ask <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advice" title="advice" rel="">advice</a> on a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finance" title="financial" rel="">financial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/matter" title="matter" rel="">matter</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ to infinitive</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">I asked to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/see" title="see" rel="">see</a> my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accountant" title="accountant" rel="">accountant</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">"How much <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> do we have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/left" title="left" rel="">left</a>?" he asked.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">Our <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/neighbor" title="neighbors" rel="">neighbors</a> are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/selling" title="selling" rel="">selling</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a>, but I don’t <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/know" title="know" rel="">know</a> how much they’re asking for it <span class="gloss dgloss">(= how much they <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/want" title="want" rel="">want</a> for it)</span>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">ask</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>INVITE</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00000945_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00000945_03', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/invite" title="invite" rel="">invite</a> someone to go <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/somewhere" title="somewhere" rel="">somewhere</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">"Are you going to Michelle’s <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party" title="party" rel="">party</a>?" "No, I haven’t been asked."</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Megan’s asked us over for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dinner" title="dinner" rel="">dinner</a> next <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/friday" title="Friday" rel="">Friday</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div><div class="xref idiom hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Idiom</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/asking-for-trouble" title="meaning of asking for trouble" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">asking for trouble</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="xref phrasal_verbs hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Phrasal verbs</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-out" title="meaning of ask someone out" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> out</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-around" title="meaning of ask around" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask around</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>ask</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cbed" data-tab="ds-cbed" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>ask</b> | Business English</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">ask</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio4" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/uka/ukasi/ukaside003.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/uka/ukasi/ukaside003.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio4.load(); audio4.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ɑːsk</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio5" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/a/ask/ask__/ask.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/a/ask/ask__/ask.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio5.load(); audio5.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00000760_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00000760_01', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state" title="state" rel="">state</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="price" rel="">price</a> that you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/want" title="want" rel="">want</a> for something that you are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/selling" title="selling" rel="">selling</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask sth for sth</span> <span class="eg deg">What is he asking for his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/share" title="share" rel="">share</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/business" title="business" rel="">business</a>?</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>ask sb for interview</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00000760_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00000760_02', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">HR</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to ask someone to come and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/see" title="see" rel="">see</a> you so that you can give them an <span class="nondv-xref dnondv-xref"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interview" title="interview" rel="">interview</a></span> for a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Of the 150 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/candidate" title="candidates" rel="">candidates</a>, we asked six for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interview" title="interview" rel="">interview</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>ask sb to leave</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00000760_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00000760_03', wotd: ' ask ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">HR</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to make someone <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leave" title="leave" rel="">leave</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">be asked to leave</span> <span class="eg deg">They said I had <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/breach" title="breached" rel="">breached</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/confidentiality" title="confidentiality" rel="">confidentiality</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rule" title="rules" rel="">rules</a>, and I was asked to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leave" title="leave" rel="">leave</a>.</span></div> <div class="xref see_also hax dxref-w lmt-25"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">See also</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/dismiss" title="meaning of dismiss" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">dismiss</span></a></div></div></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script> </div> </div><div class="xref phrasal_verb hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Phrasal verb</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-back" title="meaning of ask sb back" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">ask sb back</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>ask</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Business English Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Business English Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="examples" data-tab="ds-examples" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_examples"></div> <div id="dataset-example" data-tab="ds-example" role="tabpanel"> <div class="c_h"> <h2 class="c_hh">Examples <span class="tcl">of </span><span class="tb tci">ask</span></h2></div> <div class="lp-10"> <div class="h2 dhw dpos-h_hw lpt-5 lpb-10"> ask </div> <div class="degs had lbt lb-cm"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Upon acceptance of a paper, the author will be asked to transfer copyright to the publisher. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682213" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682213', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> They agree, and then <em>ask</em> where she is planning to go. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682214" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682214', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Participants were given two digitally altered photographs and asked to find as many differences as they could. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682215" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682215', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> For each of the six trials, children were asked to predict the returning character's false belief. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682216" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682216', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Such a perception prompts people to <em>ask</em> whether something valuable is lost when non-market modes of interaction are replaced by market ones. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682217" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682217', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The parent who requests a label does not <em>ask</em> to be enlightened, but to test and reinforce the child's lexicon. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682218" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682218', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The period of reference is the past 1 month and detailed questions were asked about the past 1 week. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682219" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682219', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Although teachers minimally are asked to perform as practitioners, it is preferable that they be encouraged to assume other roles as well. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682220" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682220', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Pupils were told that they could <em>ask</em> their teachers, another adult or friend for help with the sheets if they needed this. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682221" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682221', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The magician told the child she had hurt her hand and asked the child to get a band-aid from a backpack. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682222" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682222', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> For our present purpose it is enough to <em>ask</em> what quantity the numerical solution is supposed to approximate, at least to a first-order approximation. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682223" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682223', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Subjects were asked to report ' worst lifetime ' symptoms. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682224" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682224', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The party preference equation represents the selection process that determined which respondents were asked the strategic party switching question. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682225" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682225', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Questions regarding the bill may then be asked, and debate follows. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682226" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682226', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Here, a story-completion approach was also used around attachment and emotion themes, and children were asked to complete the stories and describe the characters' feelings. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11682227" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11682227', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/ask" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-20"> See all examples of <span class="bold">ask</span> </a> </div> <div class="tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10 break"> These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="lmt-10 hax"> <a href="/pronunciation/english/ask" title="ask pronunciation in English" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bh tc-w tb pr"> <span class="hdib w95">What is the pronunciation of <em>ask</em>?</span> <i class="i i-angle-right iw tb pa pr0 pt0 lmt-5 lmr-20" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-25 lch0"> </div> </div> <div class="pr lcs bh">  <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations"></div> <div class="lc lc1 lc-m7-12 lp-20 lbb lbb0-m lbr-m lb-cn cdo-translations" id="translations"> <h2 class="h3 fs19 tn tc-w">Translations of <span class="tb">ask</span></h2>  <div class="lmb-10"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Traditional) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hant"> 問題, 問，詢問, 請求，徵求… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Chinese (Traditional) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Simplified) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hans"> 问题, 问，询问, 请求，征求… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Chinese (Simplified) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Spanish </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="es"> preguntar, pedir, invitar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-spanish/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask Spanish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Portuguese </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pt"> perguntar, perguntar a, pedir… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-portuguese/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Portuguese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div amp-access="1=1"> <div class="lmb-5 pr"> <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations_down"></div> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <amp-state id="stateDictTrans"> <script type="application/json"> { "dataset": "", "dataset_text": "in more languages" } </script> </amp-state> </template> <amp-accordion id="accordEntryTrans" disable-session-states> <section> <header class="pr bt ca_h lpt-0 lpb-0 lpl-0 lpr-0"> <span class="hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bw tc-bd tn fs14"> <span [text]="stateDictTrans.dataset_text">in more languages</span> <i class="i i-chevron-down il tn pa pr0 pt0 lpt-5 lpr-15" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </header> <div class="bw lp-10 lpl-10 lmt-5"> <div class="lpl-2"> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'in Marathi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Marathi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'in Japanese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Japanese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'in Turkish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Turkish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'in French' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in French </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'in Catalan' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Catalan </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'in Dutch' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Dutch </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'in Tamil' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Tamil </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'in Hindi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Hindi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'in Gujarati' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Gujarati </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'in Danish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Danish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'in Swedish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Swedish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'in Malay' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Malay </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'in German' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in German </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'in Norwegian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Norwegian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'in Urdu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Urdu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'in Ukrainian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Ukrainian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'in Russian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Russian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'in Telugu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Telugu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'in Arabic' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Arabic </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'in Bengali' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Bengali </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'in Czech' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Czech </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'in Indonesian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Indonesian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'in Thai' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Thai </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'in Vietnamese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Vietnamese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'in Polish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Polish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'in Korean' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Korean </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'in Italian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Italian </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> <div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-marathi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="mr"> एखाद्याला प्रश्न विचारणे किंवा कोणाकडून उत्तर मागणे, एखाद्याशी बोलणे किंवा लिहिणे की तुम्हाच्यासाठी त्यांनी काहीतरी करावे, तुम्हाला काहीतरी द्यावे किंवा तुम्हाला काहीतरी करण्याची परवानगी द्यावी… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-marathi/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Marathi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-japanese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ja"> ～に質問する, 尋ねる, ～を招待する… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-japanese/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Japanese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-turkish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="tr"> sormak, istemek, dilemek… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-turkish/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask Turkish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-french' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="fr"> demander, inviter… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-french/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: French translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-catalan' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ca"> preguntar, convidar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-catalan/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Catalan translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-dutch' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="nl"> vragen… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-dutch/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Dutch translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-tamil' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ta"> ஒருவருக்கு ஒரு கேள்வியை வைக்க, அல்லது ஒருவரிடமிருந்து பதிலைக் கோர, நீங்கள் ஏதாவது செய்ய வேண்டும்… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-tamil/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Tamil translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-hindi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="hi"> (उत्तर पाने के लिए एक प्रश्न) पूछना, (किसी से कोई कार्य करवाने कोई चीज़ लेने या स्वयं कार्य करने की अनुमति माँगने के लिए) कहना, पूछना… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-hindi/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Hindi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-gujarati' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="gu"> પ્રશ્ન કરવો, પૂછવો, કહેવું… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-gujarati/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Gujarati translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-danish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="da"> spørge, bede om, invitere… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-danish/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Danish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-swedish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="sv"> fråga, be [om], fråga efter… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-swedish/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Swedish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-malaysian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ms"> tanya, meminta, jemput… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-malaysian/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Malay translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-german' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="de"> fragen, bitten, einladen… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-german/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: German translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-norwegian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="no"> be, spørre, forhøre seg… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-norwegian/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Norwegian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-urdu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ur"> پوچھنا, سوال کرنا, کہنا… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-urdu/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Urdu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-ukrainian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="uk"> питати, просити, запрошувати… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-ukrainian/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Ukrainian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-russian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ru"> спрашивать, задавать вопрос, просить… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-russian/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Russian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-telugu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="te"> అడగడం, ఎవరికైనా మీరు ఒక పని చేయమని, మీకు ఒకటి ఇవ్వమని… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-telugu/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Telugu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-arabic' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ar"> يَسْأل, يَدْعو, يَلْتَمِس… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-arabic/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Arabic translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-bengali' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="bn"> প্রশ্ন, জিজ্ঞাসা, কাউকে আপনার সঙ্গে কোথাও যেতে বা আপনার বাড়িতে আসার জন্য অনুরোধ করা বা আমন্ত্রণ জানানো… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-bengali/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Bengali translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-czech' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="cs"> zeptat se, požádat, pozvat… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-czech/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Czech translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-indonesian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="id"> bertanya, minta, mengundang… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-indonesian/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Indonesian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-thai' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="th"> ถาม, ขอ, เชิญ… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-thai/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Thai translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-vietnamese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="vi"> hỏi, đề nghị, mời… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-vietnamese/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Vietnamese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-polish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pl"> pytać, zadawać, prosić (o)… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-polish/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Polish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-korean' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ko"> 질문하다, 초대하다, (허락을) 구하다… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-korean/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Korean translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-italian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="it"> chiedere (a), invitare, chiedere… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-italian/ask" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="ask: Italian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="hax lc lc1 lc-m5-12"> <div class="lp-20"> <div class="h3 fs19 tn tc-w lmb-10">Need a translator?</div> <p>Get a quick, free translation!</p> <div class="lp-s_t-25"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b bo lpl-25"> <div class="tc-bd pr lpl-10"> <i class="i i-language pa pl-15" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="tb">Translator tool</span> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lmb-25 lch0"> </div> <div class="lmb-20"> <h2 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"> <strong class="tb">Browse</strong> </h2> <div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0 dbrowse"> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/aside" title="aside" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">aside</span></span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/aside-from" title="aside from phrase" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">aside from</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/asinine" title="asinine" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">asinine</span></span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/asis" title="ASIS" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ASIS</span></span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask</span></span></span></span> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-a-favor" title="ask a favor" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a favor</span></span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-a-favour" title="ask a favour" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a favour</span></span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-a-lot" title="ask a lot" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a lot</span></span></span></span> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-12"> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-about" title="ask about someone phrasal verb" > <span class="entry_title"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask about <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id='ad_btmslot' class='am-default_moreslots '> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_btmslot'); });</script> </div> <div id='ad_houseslot_b' class='am-default_moreslots '> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_houseslot_b'); });</script> </div> </article> <div class="hfr-s lt2s lmt-10"> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> {{#randomImageQuizHook.filename}} {{#randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} <div class="bw hbss lp-10 lmb-25 pr"> <div class="fs18 fs20-m hlh1_3 lmb-5 break">Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes</div> <div class="pr wl-fc-c lmb-15"> <div class="pa pr-5 pb-5 lc1 lch1 bo"></div> <a href="/plus/quiz/image/{{randomImageQuizHook.quizId}}" class="pr bw hdb lcs lp-5 lb" title="Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes" rel="nofollow"> <div class="pr wl-fc-2"> <amp-img 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class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">big ask</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-price" title="ask price" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask price</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-a-lot" title="ask a lot" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a lot</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-a-favor" title="ask a favor" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a favor</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-permission" title="ask permission" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask permission</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/ask-a-favour" title="ask a favour" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ask a favour</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/bid-ask-spread" title="bid-ask spread" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl3'><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bid-ask spread</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/english/?q=ask" class="tb" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'see-all-meaning')" title="All meanings for ask in English" rel="nofollow"> See all meanings </a> </div> </section> <section> <header class="ca_h lpl-0" title="Meanings for “ask” in phrasal verbs in English"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Phrasal Verbs </header> <div class="ca_b lpl-20 lpr-10 lpb-20"> <ul class="hax hul-u hul-u0 lmb-10"> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-around" title="ask around phrasal verb"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask around</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-out" title="ask someone out phrasal verb"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask <span class="obj">someone</span> out</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-back" title="ask sb back"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask sb back</span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-in" title="ask someone in phrasal verb"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask <span class="obj">someone</span> in</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-for" title="ask for someone phrasal verb"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask for <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-for" title="ask for someone/something phrasal verb"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask for <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ask-about" title="ask about someone phrasal verb"><span class='arl5'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask about <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span></a></li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/english/?q=ask&type=pv" class="tb" title="All phrasal verb meanings for ask in English" rel="nofollow"> See all phrasal verb meanings </a> </div> </section> <section> <header class="ca_h lpl-0" 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'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.recent ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> {{#preferredDictionaries}} <span class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: '{{dataCode}}', dataset_text: '{{name}}', dataset_search: 'Search {{name}}', isbilang: false} }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to {{name}}" tabindex="0"> {{name}} </span> {{/preferredDictionaries}} </template> </div> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { def: ! stateSidebarDict.def } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Definitions</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english', dataset_text: 'English', dataset_search: 'Search English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English" tabindex="0" title="English">English</span> <span data-dictCode="learner-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'learner-english', dataset_text: 'Learner’s Dictionary', dataset_search: 'Search Learner’s Dictionary', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Learner’s Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Learner’s Dictionary">Learner’s Dictionary</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-british-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-british-english', dataset_text: 'Essential British English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential British English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential British English" tabindex="0" title="Essential British English">Essential British English</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-american-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-american-english', dataset_text: 'Essential American English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential American English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential American English" tabindex="0" title="Essential American English">Essential American English</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { gram: ! stateSidebarDict.gram } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Grammar and thesaurus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="british-grammar" class="hp hdb" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'british-grammar', dataset_text: 'Grammar', dataset_search: 'Search Grammar', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Grammar" tabindex="0" title="Grammar">Grammar</span>  <span data-dictCode="thesaurus" class="hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'thesaurus', dataset_text: 'Thesaurus', dataset_search: 'Search Thesaurus', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Thesaurus" tabindex="0" title="Thesaurus">Thesaurus</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { pron: ! stateSidebarDict.pron } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Pronunciation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> British and American pronunciations with audio </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="pronunciation" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'pronunciation', dataset_text: 'English Pronunciation', dataset_search: 'Search English Pronunciation', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English Pronunciation" tabindex="0" title="English Pronunciation">English Pronunciation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { trans: ! stateSidebarDict.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Translation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb lmt-10 lmb-5">Bilingual Dictionaries</div> <ul class="hul-u tc-d fs16 lmb-15"> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'english-chinese-simplified' : 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-simplified', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-simplified-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-simplified', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'english-chinese-traditional' : 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-traditional', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-traditional-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-traditional', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'english-dutch' : 'dutch-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'English–Dutch' : 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'Search English–Dutch' : 'Search Dutch–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-dutch" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'English–Dutch', dataset_search: 'Search English–Dutch', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'dutch-english', datasetrev_text: 'Dutch–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Dutch–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Dutch Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</span> <span data-dictCode="dutch-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'dutch-english', dataset_text: 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: 'Search Dutch–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-dutch', datasetrev_text: 'English–Dutch', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Dutch'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Dutch-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_french }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'english-french' : 'french-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'English–French' : 'French–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'Search English–French' : 'Search French–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-french" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'English–French', dataset_search: 'Search English–French', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'french-english', datasetrev_text: 'French–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search French–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-French Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</span> <span data-dictCode="french-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'french-english', dataset_text: 'French–English', dataset_search: 'Search French–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-french', datasetrev_text: 'English–French', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–French'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to French-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_german }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'english-german' : 'german-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'English–German' : 'German–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'Search English–German' : 'Search German–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-german" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'English–German', dataset_search: 'Search English–German', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'german-english', datasetrev_text: 'German–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search German–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-German Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</span> <span data-dictCode="german-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'german-english', dataset_text: 'German–English', dataset_search: 'Search German–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-german', datasetrev_text: 'English–German', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–German'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to German-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'english-indonesian' : 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'English–Indonesian' : 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'Search English–Indonesian' : 'Search Indonesian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-indonesian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'English–Indonesian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Indonesian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'indonesian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Indonesian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Indonesian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Indonesian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</span> <span data-dictCode="indonesian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Indonesian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-indonesian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Indonesian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Indonesian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Indonesian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'english-italian' : 'italian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'English–Italian' : 'Italian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'Search English–Italian' : 'Search Italian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-italian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'English–Italian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Italian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'italian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Italian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Italian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</span> <span data-dictCode="italian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'italian-english', dataset_text: 'Italian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Italian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-italian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Italian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Italian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Italian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'english-japanese' : 'japanese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'English–Japanese' : 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'Search English–Japanese' : 'Search Japanese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-japanese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'English–Japanese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Japanese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'japanese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Japanese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Japanese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</span> <span data-dictCode="japanese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'japanese-english', dataset_text: 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Japanese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-japanese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Japanese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Japanese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Japanese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'english-norwegian' : 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'English–Norwegian' : 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'Search English–Norwegian' : 'Search Norwegian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-norwegian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'English–Norwegian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Norwegian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'norwegian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Norwegian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Norwegian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Norwegian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</span> <span data-dictCode="norwegian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Norwegian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-norwegian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Norwegian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Norwegian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Norwegian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'english-polish' : 'polish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'English–Polish' : 'Polish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'Search English–Polish' : 'Search Polish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-polish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'English–Polish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Polish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'polish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Polish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Polish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</span> <span data-dictCode="polish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'polish-english', dataset_text: 'Polish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Polish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-polish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Polish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Polish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Polish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'english-portuguese' : 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'English–Portuguese' : 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'Search English–Portuguese' : 'Search Portuguese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-portuguese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-portuguese', dataset_text: 'English–Portuguese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Portuguese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'portuguese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Portuguese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Portuguese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</span> <span data-dictCode="portuguese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Portuguese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-portuguese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Portuguese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Portuguese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Portuguese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'english-spanish' : 'spanish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'English–Spanish' : 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'Search English–Spanish' : 'Search Spanish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-spanish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-spanish', dataset_text: 'English–Spanish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Spanish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'spanish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Spanish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Spanish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Spanish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</span> <span data-dictCode="spanish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'spanish-english', dataset_text: 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Spanish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-spanish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Spanish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Spanish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Diccionario Español-inglés" tabindex="0" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'english-swedish' : 'swedish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'English–Swedish' : 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'Search English–Swedish' : 'Search Swedish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-swedish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'English–Swedish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Swedish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'swedish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Swedish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Swedish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Swedish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</span> <span data-dictCode="swedish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'swedish-english', dataset_text: 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Swedish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-swedish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Swedish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Swedish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Swedish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</span> </li> </ul> <div class="tb lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english-arabic" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'English–Arabic', dataset_search: 'Search English–Arabic', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</span> <span data-dictCode="english-bengali" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'English–Bengali', dataset_search: 'Search English–Bengali', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</span> <span data-dictCode="english-catalan" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'English–Catalan', dataset_search: 'Search English–Catalan', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</span> <span data-dictCode="english-czech" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'English–Czech', dataset_search: 'Search English–Czech', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Czech Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</span> <span data-dictCode="english-danish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'English–Danish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Danish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Danish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-gujarati" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'English–Gujarati', dataset_search: 'Search English–Gujarati', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Gujarati Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</span> <span data-dictCode="english-hindi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'English–Hindi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Hindi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Hindi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-korean" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'English–Korean', dataset_search: 'Search English–Korean', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</span> <span data-dictCode="english-malaysian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'English–Malay', dataset_search: 'Search English–Malay', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Malay Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</span> <span data-dictCode="english-marathi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'English–Marathi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Marathi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Marathi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-russian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'English–Russian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Russian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-tamil" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'English–Tamil', dataset_search: 'Search English–Tamil', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Tamil Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</span> <span data-dictCode="english-telugu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'English–Telugu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Telugu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Telugu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-thai" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'English–Thai', dataset_search: 'Search English–Thai', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Thai Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</span> <span data-dictCode="english-turkish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'English–Turkish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Turkish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri" tabindex="0" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-ukrainian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'English–Ukrainian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Ukrainian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Ukrainian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-urdu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'English–Urdu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Urdu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Urdu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-vietnamese" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'English–Vietnamese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Vietnamese', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Vietnamese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { plus: ! stateSidebarDict.plus } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Dictionary +Plus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="wordlists" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'wordlists', dataset_text: 'Word Lists', dataset_search: 'Search Word Lists' } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Word Lists" tabindex="0" title="Word Lists">Word Lists</span> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarLang" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cms han"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarLang.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <nav class="lp-s_t-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose your language </div> <div class="lp-15"> <span class="hax hdb pr"> <i class="i i-globe ibd fs16 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="lpl-2">English (UK) <span class="tb"> </span></span> </span> <div class="han hul-u lmt-10 lmb-0 lpl-20 hlh1_5"> <a href="/us/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="en-US" lang="en-US" class="hdb lmb-5">English (US)</a> <a href="/es/diccionario/ingles/ask" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="hdb lmb-5">Español</a> <a href="/pt/dicionario/ingles/ask" hreflang="pt" lang="pt" class="hdb lmb-5">Português</a> <a href="/zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD/ask" hreflang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans" class="hdb lmb-5">中文 (简体)</a> <a href="/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/ask" hreflang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant" class="hdb lmb-5">正體中文 (繁體)</a> <a href="/da/ordbog/engelsk/ask" hreflang="da" lang="da" class="hdb lmb-5">Dansk</a> <a href="/de/worterbuch/englisch/ask" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="hdb lmb-5">Deutsch</a> <a href="/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/ask" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="hdb lmb-5">Français</a> <a href="/it/dizionario/inglese/ask" hreflang="it" lang="it" class="hdb lmb-5">Italiano</a> <a href="/nl/woordenboek/engels/ask" hreflang="nl" lang="nl" class="hdb lmb-5">Nederlands</a> <a href="/no/ordbok/engelsk/ask" hreflang="no" lang="no" class="hdb lmb-5">Norsk</a> <a href="/pl/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="pl" lang="pl" class="hdb lmb-5">Polski</a> <a href="/ru/%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9/ask" hreflang="ru" lang="ru" class="hdb lmb-5">Русский</a> <a href="/tr/s%C3%B6zl%C3%BCk/ingilizce/ask" hreflang="tr" lang="tr" class="hdb lmb-5">Türkçe</a> <a href="/vi/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="vi" lang="vi" class="hdb lmb-5">Tiếng Việt</a> <a href="/sv/ordbok/engelska/ask" hreflang="sv" lang="sv" class="hdb lmb-5">Svenska</a> <a href="/uk/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="uk" lang="uk" class="hdb lmb-5">Українська</a> <a href="/ja/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="ja" lang="ja" class="hdb lmb-5">日本語</a> <a href="/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/ask" hreflang="ko" lang="ko" class="hdb lmb-5">한국어</a> <a href="/gu/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="gu" lang="gu" class="hdb lmb-5">ગુજરાતી</a> <a href="/ta/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="ta" lang="ta" class="hdb lmb-5">தமிழ்</a> <a href="/te/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="te" lang="te" class="hdb lmb-5">తెలుగు</a> <a href="/bn/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="bn" lang="bn" class="hdb lmb-5">বাঙ্গালি</a> <a href="/mr/dictionary/english/ask" hreflang="mr" lang="mr" class="hdb lmb-5">मराठी</a> <a href="/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/ask" hreflang="hi" lang="hi" class="hdb lmb-5">हिंदी</a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarContentNav" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cm-fc lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarContentNav.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lpt-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Contents </div> <div id="navigation" class="dtoc"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarContentNav"><script type="application/json"> { "cald4": true ,"cald4_Verb": true , "cacd": false ,"cacd_Verb": false , "cbed": false ,"cbed_Verb": false , "examples": false , "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script></amp-state><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14 lmb-0 lbb lb-cm order-container"><li class="lbb lb-cm order-firstItem" data-dataset="cald4"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] } })"> English <i class=" i-minus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" lpl-20 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Verb" data-key-current="cald4_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-1" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span> <span class="alt gw">(QUESTION)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-1-2" title="ask yourself something meaning "><span class="hw">ask <span class="ti">yourself</span> <span class="ti">something</span></span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span> <span class="alt gw">(REQUEST)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-3" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span> <span class="alt gw">(INVITE)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-4" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span> <span class="alt gw">(EXPECT)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cald4-1"><span class="ti tb">Phrase</span></a></div></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cacd"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] } })"> American <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Verb" data-key-current="cacd_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-1" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span> <span class="alt gw">(QUESTION OR REQUEST)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-2" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span> <span class="alt gw">(INVITE)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cbed"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] } })"> Business <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Verb" data-key-current="cbed_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1" title="ask meaning "><span class="hw">ask</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-2" title="ask sb for interview meaning "><span class="hw">ask sb for interview</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-3" title="ask sb to leave meaning "><span class="hw">ask sb to leave</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_examples"> Examples </a></li></ul> </div> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14"> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="#dataset_translations" class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Translations </a> </li> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Grammar <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li class="lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> All translations <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordList"> <script type="application/json"> { "wordlist_id": "", "word": "", "wordlist": "", "dictCode": "english", "url": "", "expended": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordListItems" [src]="'/plus/getWordlists?foo=' + stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" credentials="include"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarWordList" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f" amp-access-hide> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:formAddToWordlistNew.clear, formAddToWordlist.clear, sidebarWordList.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="NOT loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>To add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>ask</strong> to a word list please sign up or log in.</p> <div> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-up" class="boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd">Sign up</span> <span class="lpl-5 lpr-5">or</span> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">Log in</span> </div> </div> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>Add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>ask</strong> to one of your lists below, or create a new one.</p> <div class="lp-10 lc1 lmb-10"> <form class="x" id="formAddToWordlistNew" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" target="_top" on="submit-success:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: event.response.wordlistId } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> <div> <div class="hfr"> <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0" aria-label="Create side bar" title="Create"> <i class="i i-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="hoh lpr-5"> <input type="text" name="name" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15" placeholder="New word list name" /> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="fs14 lpt-5 tc-err"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> <amp-list id="sideBarWordListLists" height="0" layout="fixed-height" items="." [height]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 195 : (stateSidebarWordListItems.length * 39)" [src]="stateSidebarWordListItems"> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lp-10 wordlist-row"> <span class="hdb hoh to-e tw-nw hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '{{id}}' } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> {{name}} </span> </div> </template> </amp-list> <div id="sideBarWordListListsOver" class="hao hp lmt-25" role="button" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { expended: 'true'}})" [class]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 'hao hp lmt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="fs14 boa hp lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10"> <i class="i i-chevron-down lmr-5 lpt-3 lpb-3" aria-hidden="true"></i> More </div> </div> <div class="had lmt-25 lpb-25">Go to your <a class='tb' href='/plus/wordlist'>word lists</a></div> <form id="formAddToWordlist" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" target="_top" on="submit-success:formAddToWordlistNew.clear,sidebarWordList.close,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '', word: event.response.word, wordlist: event.response.wordlist, url: event.response.url } })"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="dictCode" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.dictCode" /> <input type="hidden" name="senseId" [value]="stateGlobal.wlSenseId" /> <input type="hidden" name="wordlistId" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" /> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarEntryTellUs"> <script type="application/json"> { "example_id": "", "dataset_id": "", "success": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarEntryTellUs" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap: sidebarEntryTellUs.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lpr-25 lmb-25"> Tell us about this example sentence: </div> <form class="" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? 'hdn' : ''" id="formTellUs" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/putunga/report" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="dataset" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> <form class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? '' : 'hdn'" id="formTellUsDefinition" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/rate" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="rate" [value]="-1" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> </body> </html>

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