Ask is a verb that means to present a question to someone , to request something, or to invite someone.
Present participle of to ask.
[ intransitive, transitive ] ask (somebody) (about somebody/something) to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information How old are you—if you don’t mind me/my asking?
ask verb (REQUEST)
“ Asked” is always a verb . I don’t see it listed as an adjective in the dictionary. In some sentences “asked” is the simple past tense of the verb “ask”: She asked me where the bus was.
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| Words to Substitute | begged beseeched entreated inquired interrogated prayed pleaded pled petitioned proposed queried questioned requested solicited suggested wondered |
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Some common synonyms of ask are inquire , interrogate, query, and question.
‘Ask’ is a noun if you make it a noun: you do that by inserting the indefinite article ‘a’ before it, as in ‘It was a big ask’. You might choose to use the definite article ‘the’, thus: ‘The ask was too much. We declined to respond.’ Neither use is pretty, but in both cases ‘ask’ is a noun.
Quickly is an adverb – Word Type.
[intransitive, transitive] ask (somebody) (about somebody/something) to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information How old are you—if you don’t mind me/my asking? ask about somebody/something He asked about her family.
enquired , queried, questioned, quizzed, grilled, interrogated, interviewed, probed, examined, inquired, investigated, pressed, prest, scrutinized, canvassed, catechized, checked, cross-examined, inquisitioned, pumped, cross-questioned, enquired of, felt out, found out, hit, hit up, made inquiries, needled, put a ...
Answer: v1 is present ,v2 past ,v3 past participate ,v4 present participate, v5 simple present. Smenevacuundacy and 214 more users found this answer helpful. Thanks 136.
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