Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 14 compound words that contain asks. The most common are listed below. Open asks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- asks the questionthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask the question: To make an appeal to the umpire against the batsman.
- asks the impossiblethird-person singular simple present indicative of ask the impossible: To request or expect something that is too difficult.
- asks for troublethird-person singular simple present indicative of ask for trouble: To behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.
- asks for the moonthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask for the moon: To claim or desire something that one cannot have.
- asks afterthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask after: To enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
- asks aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask around: To enquire of different people about something.
- asks backthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask back: To invite an interviewee to a further interview.
- asks outthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask out: To invite somebody, especially on a date.
- asks overthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask over: To invite (someone) to come to one's house or other place.
- asks roundthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask round: To enquire of several people.
- big asksplural of big ask: A request that is difficult to grant.
- Asks Jeevesthird-person singular simple present indicative of Ask Jeeves: To search for (something) on the Internet using the Ask Jeeves search engine.
- asks how high when someone says jumpthird-person singular simple present indicative of ask how high when someone says jump: To obey someone's commands slavishly, without argument.
- shoots first and asks questions laterthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot first and ask questions later: To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
- asks for someone's hand in marriagethird-person singular simple present indicative of ask for someone's hand in marriage: To propose marriage
Compound words 14
- unmasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of unmask: To remove a mask from someone.
- automasksplural of automask: A mask created automatically by analyzing pixel data.
- boomerasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of boomerask: To ask someone a question, without really being interested in the answer, because the asker really just wanted to answer it themselves immediately after (and share an anecdote …
- damasksplural of damask: An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- demasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of demask: To clear etchant and maskant from a part being chemically etched or milled.
- outasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of outask: To ask or proclaim for the last time.
- overtasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of overtask: To task too heavily; to give someone or something too many tasks; to overburden.
- remasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of remask: To mask again.
- retasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of retask: To cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of.
- uncasksthird-person singular simple present indicative of uncask: To remove from a cask.