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Word entry · 3 letters

ask

Best crossword clue

"Inquire"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɑːsk/Part of speech verbSorted aksStarts with AEnds with K11 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Request information or help

Word origin

From Middle English asken, axen, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish; request”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian aaskje (“to ask, demand, require”), West Frisian easkje (“to ask, demand, require”), Dutch eisen (“to demand, require”), German heischen (“to ask, request, implore”), Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ), Sanskrit इच्छति (iccháti) (whence Hindi ईछना (īchnā).

Used in a sentence

  • I asked her age.
  • I didn't know the answer so I asked.
  • Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.

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Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues

01Inquire3 letters
02Make a request3 letters
03Make an inquiry3 letters
04Put forward a question3 letters
05Request a reply3 letters
06Request an answer3 letters
07Request information3 letters
08Request politely3 letters

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