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1. asks

   A question is an utterance which serves as a request for information. Questions are sometimes distinguished from interrogatives, which are the grammatical forms typically used to express them. Rhetorical questions, for instance, are interrogative in form but may not be considered bona fide questions, as they are not expected to be answered. Questions come in a number of varieties. Polar questions are those such as the English example "Is this a polar question?", which can be answered with "yes" or "no". Alternative questions such as "Is this a polar question, or an alternative question?" present a list of possibilities to choose from. Open questions such as "What kind of question is this?" allow many possible resolutions. Questions are widely studied in linguistics and philosophy of language. In the subfield of pragmatics, questions are regarded as illocutionary acts which raise an issue to be resolved in discourse. In approaches to formal semantics such as alternative semantics or inquisitive semantics, questions are regarded as the denotations of interrogatives, and are typically identified as sets of the propositions which answer them.

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1. asksverb

   Verb form of the word ask.

   The child asks for a drink and the teacher is happy with this.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 29, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'asks' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4677

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'asks' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3635

Anagrams for asks »

1. Sask

How to pronounce asks?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say asks in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of asks in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of asks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of asks in a Sentence

1. Simon Stiell:

   We understand the need to consensus-build, and for small island developing states we have achieved our minimum -- minimum -- asks with regard to key issues.

2. Joe Votel:

   My command psychologist always comes in and gives me a rundown on the things that are happening in the command, and things that she is seeing, the last question she always asks is, 'And how are you doing?' And then we have a little discussion about me.

3. Reza Alirezai:

   We have a story here in Abyaneh, a man and a woman come to court because they have a dispute. Then the judge sees the woman tying the man's shoelaces and he thinks the conflict has been resolved. He asks them and they say that the conflict is still ongoing, but that doesn't mean that she can't help her husband tie his shoe.

4. The Yellow:

   This incident will be investigated swiftly and thoroughly, and we will keep the congregation up to date as more facts emerge, our primary concern is the health and safety of our children, and The Yellow School asks for your prayers for the injured and their families, as well as staff and students.

5. Jo Swinson:

   They put public duty first and they don't want to see a no-deal Brexit, if the House of Commons asks them to lead an emergency government to get our country out of this Brexit mess and to stop us driving off that cliff to a no deal, then yes they are prepared to do that.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asks