ask
verb (used with object)
to put a question to; inquire of.
asked
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past participleof ask.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ask.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
askverb (used with object)to put a question to; inquire of.
Example Sentences
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Davis, wearing a navy suit and blue tie, sat with his defence team as they questioned why no one had been arrested for nearly three decades and asked why "no one corroborates any of this".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Because WGA has separately sued to unravel the deal, Paramount has asked the judge to have the union post a bond to cover some of the costs, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ms. Boden is director of Constitutional Scholarship at the Pacific Legal Foundation, which has asked the Plymouth board to repeal its rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
By comparison, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked Congress for $37.5 billion to pay for the cost so far of the war in Iran.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Master," Sancho asked, "how can we be flying so high if we can still hear their voices?"
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
