On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ask. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as demand or require and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ask in a sentence
Related words
Ask meaning
- To request or petition.
- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
Synonyms of Ask
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Using Ask
- The main meaning on this page is: To request or petition. | To request (information, or an answer to a question). | To request or petition.
- Useful related words include: demand, call for, require, ask out.
- Possible Dutch translations are: vragen.
- In the example corpus, ask often appears in combinations such as: to ask, ask for, ask the.
Context around Ask
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 4 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ask
- In this selection, "ask" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nor, yet, united, questions, ira and airis stand out and add context to how "ask" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include wanted to ask you about, allowed to ask if the and ask questions. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ask" sits close to words such as crime, funding and cover, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ask
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I would ask those who ask questions to step to this microphone. (12 words)
Tyler couldn’t ask or didn’t know how to ask for help. (13 words)
So again, a you can ask me those questions, but you have got to ask him. (16 words)
Businesses are allowed to ask if the animal is a service animal and ask what tasks are it trained to perform, but they are not allowed to ask the service animal to perform the task nor ask for a special ID of the animal. (44 words)
The migrants were given three forms to fill out, one to ask to stay in Spain for 45 days, one to ask for asylum in Spain and another to ask for asylum in France, according to the head of MSF Spain, David Noguera. (43 words)
Among those who said they had asked for a pay increase and received one, there was little difference between the genders, but men were almost twice more likely to ask than women (21% vs 12%), and more likely to ask for more. (42 words)
And even though it’s still early to make a final judgment, we’ve seen enough minutes from both teams to ask a question that we didn’t think we would ask this soon: Who reallywon the James Harden trade? (40 words)
ASK IRA: Is this when the Heat have the right to ask for more from Jimmy Butler? (17 words)
That raises a larger question: Before we ask what is the best government policy, shouldn’t we ask if there should even be a government policy? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Businesses are allowed to ask if the animal is a service animal and ask what tasks are it trained to perform, but they are not allowed to ask the service animal to perform the task nor ask for a special ID of the animal.
Ask your son to lunch, or, better yet, ask your daughter-in-law to lunch and ask her how you and your wife can better understand the financial rigors of raising kids in 2020.
The migrants were given three forms to fill out, one to ask to stay in Spain for 45 days, one to ask for asylum in Spain and another to ask for asylum in France, according to the head of MSF Spain, David Noguera.
Among those who said they had asked for a pay increase and received one, there was little difference between the genders, but men were almost twice more likely to ask than women (21% vs 12%), and more likely to ask for more.
And even though it’s still early to make a final judgment, we’ve seen enough minutes from both teams to ask a question that we didn’t think we would ask this soon: Who reallywon the James Harden trade?
ASK IRA: Is this when the Heat have the right to ask for more from Jimmy Butler?
Conrad said that as they ask questions there will be more questions raised to ask later on.
Here’s a good example: if you are reading about Manchester United, ask Airis to explain “United” or ask questions about it, the bot understands that you are asking about the football team and not just the word.
If you spot someone else in trouble in the water call 999 – if you are at sea or on the beach, ask for the Coastguard, or if inland ask for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
If you were to ask to design a strategy to destroy this country, you could not ask for a better game plan than what President Biden and Democrats recommend,” Johnson stated.
I would ask those who ask questions to step to this microphone.
So again, a you can ask me those questions, but you have got to ask him.
So I wanted to ask you about the – I wanted to ask you about the $800 million free cash flow target.
Talk about what is consent, who should ask for consent and how often should one ask for consent.
That raises a larger question: Before we ask what is the best government policy, shouldn’t we ask if there should even be a government policy?
To recap, Ask the Leader gives everyone the opportunity to ask a question or raise an issue about a local matter affecting their lives.
Tyler couldn’t ask or didn’t know how to ask for help.
Under the rules of the UK's highest court, Home Office lawyers will first need to ask the Court of Appeal for this permission, and if refused they are then given the chance to ask the Supreme Court directly.
We didn't ask for options and we didn't ask for them to come back with recommendations.
You ask what you can do to get your marriage back on track, and I would ask you, why are you the one solely responsible for getting your marriage back on track?
Phrases with ask
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with ask
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to ask 91×
- ask for 56×
- ask the 37×
- and ask 24×
- ask you 13×
- not ask 11×
- can ask 11×
- ask if 10×
- ask what 9×
- ask questions 9×