Related Words for ask

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inquire
x/
Verb, Verb
enquire
x/x
Verb, Verb
require
x/x
Verb, Verb
pose
/
Verb, Verb
demand
x/
Verb, Verb
necessitate
x/xx
Verb, Verb
involve
x/
Verb, Verb
expect
x/
Verb, Verb
take
/
Verb, Verb
need
/
Verb, Verb
call for
//
Phrase, Verb
tell
/
Verb
answer
/x
Verb
beg
/
Verb
hesitate
/xx
Verb
advise
x/
Verb
inform
x/
Verb
hear
/
Verb
discuss
x/
Verb
know
/
Verb
want
/
Verb
decide
x/
Verb
refuse
x/
Verb
requesting
x/x
Verb
say
/
Verb
implore
x/
Verb
think
/
Verb
rephrase
x/
Verb
wondered
/x
Verb
urge
/
Verb
invite
x/
Verb
call
/
Verb
consider
x/x
Verb
beseech
x/
Verb
talk
/
Verb
propose
x/
Verb
explain
x/
Verb
consult
x/
Verb
owe
/
Verb
give
/
Verb
instruct
x/
Verb
wish
/
Verb
let
/
Verb
ponder
/x
Verb
replied
x/
Verb
complain
x/
Verb
dare
/
Verb
agree
x/
Verb
queried
/x
Verb
see
/
Verb
presume
x/
Verb
criticize
/xx
Verb
seek
/
Verb
reconsider
xx/x
Verb
entreat
x/
Verb
submit
x/
Verb
pester
/x
Verb
chastise
x/
Verb
remind
x/
Verb
why
/
Verb
refer
x/
Verb
please
/
Verb
guess
/
Verb
pray
/
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
disagree
xx/
Verb
find
/
Verb
plead
/
Verb
ask after
//x
Phrase, Verb
recommend
xx/
Verb
choose
/
Verb
suppose
x/
Verb
bother
/x
Verb
listen
/x
Verb
wait
/
Verb
mull
/
Verb
obliged
x/
Verb
pretend
x/
Verb
defer
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb
summon
/x
Verb
thank
/
Verb
pressed
/
Verb
arrange
x/
Verb
clarify
/xx
Verb
write
/
Verb, Adverb
badgering
/xx
Verb
convince
x/
Verb
try
/
Verb
get
/
Verb
quizzed
/
Verb
send
/
Verb
retorted
x/x
Verb
speak
/
Verb
kidding
/x
Verb
exclaim
x/
Verb
blurt
/
Verb
persuade
x/
Verb
mutter
/x
Verb
insist
x/
Verb
look
/
Verb
sound out
//
Phrase, Verb
answer for
/x/
Phrase, Verb
send word
//
Phrase, Verb
tell on
//
Phrase, Verb
have in mind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
talk down
//
Phrase, Verb
give notice
//x
Phrase, Verb
take into account
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
look upon
/xx
Phrase, Verb
think over
//x
Phrase, Verb
bear in mind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
explain away
x/x/
Phrase, Verb
answer back
/x/
Phrase, Verb
attend to
x//
Phrase, Verb
blurt out
/x
Phrase, Verb
settle on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
respond
x/
Verb
come round
//
Phrase, Verb
thrash out
//
Phrase, Verb
come across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
put over
//x
Phrase, Verb
sympathize with
/xxx
Phrase, Verb
hem and haw
///
Phrase, Verb
personal pronoun
/xx/x
Phrase, Verb
let in
/x
Phrase, Verb
ring up
//
Phrase, Verb
ask for it
///
Phrase, Verb
glance over
/xx
Phrase, Verb
come by
//
Phrase, Verb
find oneself
/x/
Phrase, Verb
talk turkey
//x
Phrase, Verb
hash out
//
Phrase, Verb
sneak up
//
Phrase, Verb
hit on
//
Phrase, Verb
run across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
sit
/
Adjective
extraterrestrial
xxx/xx
Adjective
mistrial
x/x
Adjective
forgiveness
x/x
Noun
questions
/x
Noun, Verb
pardon
/x
Noun
autograph
/xx
Noun
favors
/x
Noun
raise
/
Noun
favours
/x
Noun
pharmacist
/xx
Noun
volunteer
xx/
Noun
indulgence
x/x
Noun
hon
/
Noun
boon
/
Noun
librarian
x/xx
Noun
prayerfully
/xx
Adverb
rhetorically
x/xx
Adverb
humbly
/x
Adverb
legitimately
x/xxx
Adverb
alms
/
Noun
interviewers
/xxx
Noun
phone
/
Verb
referrals
x/x
Noun
telephone
/xx
Verb
help
/
Noun
amiss
x/
Adverb
instructor
x/x
Noun
advice
x/
Noun
politely
x/x
Adverb
permission
x/x
Noun
respectfully
x/xx
Adverb
blessing
/x
Noun
ventured
/x
Verb
justifiably
/xxxx
Adverb
addicted
x/x
Adjective
address
/x
Noun, Verb
afford
x/
Verb
amino
x/x
Adjective, Noun
angered
/x
Adjective
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
application
xx/x
Noun
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
are
/
Noun
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
astonished
x/x
Adjective
at
/
Noun, Adjective
atm
/x/
Noun
audio
/xx
Adjective, Noun
authorizing
/xxx
Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bring
/
Verb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cheyenne
x/
Name
cicero
/xx
Name
claim
/
Noun, Verb
claimant
/x
Noun
contact
/x
Noun, Verb
cos
/
Noun
cost
/
Noun, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
cry for
//
Phrase, Verb
decoders
x/x
Noun
deduct
x/
Verb
desire
x/x
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
directories
x/xx
Noun
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
earnestly
/xx
Adverb
elderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
enlist
x/
Verb, Noun
entrust
x/
Verb
er
x
Noun, Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
exact
x/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
examine
x/x
Verb, Noun
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
folders
/x
Noun
forgive
x/
Verb
formulate
/xx
Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gopher
/x
Noun
have
/
Verb, Noun
his
/
Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hope
/
Noun, Verb
ignore
x/
Verb
imply
x/
Verb
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
inquiry
x/x
Noun
interrogate
x/xx
Verb
investigate
x/xx
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
journalist
/xx
Noun
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
knowledgeable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
land
/
Noun, Verb
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
learn
/
Verb, Noun
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
make
/
Verb, Noun
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
obtain
x/
Verb
obviate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
payment
/x
Noun
petition
x/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
poser
/x
Noun
postpone
x/
Verb
prescribe
x/
Verb
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
probe
/
Noun, Verb
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
pry
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
questionable
/xxx
Adjective
reb
/
Name
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
reporter
x/x
Noun
requisition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
rid of
//
Phrase, Verb
sba
x
Name
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
solicit
x/x
Verb, Noun
stand
/
Verb, Noun
submission
x/x
Noun
suggest
x/
Verb
talkative
/xx
Adjective
thou
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
save
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb