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/ɑːsk/
To inquire or seek information from someone by posing a question.

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Examples:

Can I ask you a question?I asked him for his phone number.

Etymology:

etymology
Middle English asken, from Old English āscian or āhsian; akin to Old High German eiscōn (to request), related to Gothic aiskōn (ask for) and Latin errare (to wander).

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