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ask
verb
to
put
a
question
to
someone
in
order
to
get
information
β’
The
student
asked
the
teacher
about
the
homework
.
The
student
asked
the
teacher
about
the
homework
.
β’
I
asked
if
the
library
stayed
open
late
on
Fridays
.
I
asked
if
the
library
stayed
open
late
on
Fridays
.
Old
English
β
ascian
β
/
β
Γ¦scean
β,
meaning
to
seek
or
demand
,
gradually
becoming
β
ask
β
in
Middle
English
.
verb
to
tell
someone
that
you
want
something
to
happen
or
that
you
want
them
to
give
you
something
β’
He
asked
his
friend
for
a
ride
home
.
He
asked
his
friend
for
a
ride
home
.
β’
Could
you
ask
the
waiter
for
some
water
?
Could
you
ask
the
waiter
for
some
water
?
verb
to
invite
someone
to
do
something
or
to
go
somewhere
β’
He
asked
her
to
the
concert
on
Saturday
.
He
asked
her
to
the
concert
on
Saturday
.
β’
We
asked
them
over
for
dinner
next
week
.
We
asked
them
over
for
dinner
next
week
.
verb
to
say
what
price
you
want
for
something
you
are
selling
β’
The
owner
asked
$5
,
000
for
the
used
car
.
The
owner
asked
$5
,
000
for
the
used
car
.
β’
They
β
re
asking
too
much
for
that
house
.
They
β
re
asking
too
much
for
that
house
.
noun
a
request
or
expectation
placed
on
someone
,
especially
when
it
is
large
or
difficult
β’
Finishing
the
project
in
one
day
was
a
huge
ask
.
Finishing
the
project
in
one
day
was
a
huge
ask
.
β’
Funding
the
trip
was
a
big
ask
for
the
small
charity
.
Funding
the
trip
was
a
big
ask
for
the
small
charity
.
noun
the
price
or
amount
of
money
that
someone
wants
for
something
β’
At
that
ask
,
no
one
will
buy
the
watch
.
At
that
ask
,
no
one
will
buy
the
watch
.
β’
The
seller
β
s
initial
ask
was
too
high
for
bidders
.
The
seller
β
s
initial
ask
was
too
high
for
bidders
.
task
noun
a
piece
of
work
or
duty
that
someone
has
to
do
β’
Finishing
the
report
was
the
most
difficult
task
of
the
day
.
Finishing
the
report
was
the
most
difficult
task
of
the
day
.
β’
The
teacher
gave
each
student
a
small
cleaning
task
after
class
.
The
teacher
gave
each
student
a
small
cleaning
task
after
class
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
North
French
tasque
,
from
Medieval
Latin
tasca
"
tax
,
service
",
ultimately
from
Latin
taxare
"
to
evaluate
,
handle
".
verb
to
give
someone
a
job
or
duty
to
do
β’
The
manager
tasked
Mia
with
organizing
the
company
picnic
.
The
manager
tasked
Mia
with
organizing
the
company
picnic
.
β’
We
have
been
tasked
to
design
a
new
logo
by
Friday
.
We
have
been
tasked
to
design
a
new
logo
by
Friday
.
noun
in
computing
,
a
single
program
or
process
being
handled
by
a
computer
β’
The
phone
froze
because
too
many
tasks
were
running
at
once
.
The
phone
froze
because
too
many
tasks
were
running
at
once
.
β’
You
can
end
an
unresponsive
program
in
the
Task
Manager
.
You
can
end
an
unresponsive
program
in
the
Task
Manager
.
mask
noun
a
covering
that
you
wear
over
your
face
to
protect
yourself
,
to
hide
who
you
are
,
or
for
fun
β’
The
nurse
put
on
a
mask
before
entering
the
patient's
room
.
The
nurse
put
on
a
mask
before
entering
the
patient's
room
.
β’
At
the
carnival
,
children
painted
their
own
colorful
masks
.
At
the
carnival
,
children
painted
their
own
colorful
masks
.
Borrowed
from
Middle
French
masque
,
from
Italian
maschera
,
probably
from
Latin
mascus
β
ghost
β
or
medieval
Latin
masca
.
verb
to
cover
or
hide
something
so
that
it
cannot
be
seen
,
heard
,
smelled
,
or
noticed
β’
The
chef
used
strong
spices
to
mask
the
taste
of
the
bitter
medicine
.
The
chef
used
strong
spices
to
mask
the
taste
of
the
bitter
medicine
.
β’
Clouds
masked
the
sun
during
the
eclipse
.
Clouds
masked
the
sun
during
the
eclipse
.
noun
a
way
of
behaving
or
speaking
that
hides
your
real
feelings
,
thoughts
,
or
character
β’
Behind
his
cheerful
mask
of
jokes
,
he
felt
lonely
.
Behind
his
cheerful
mask
of
jokes
,
he
felt
lonely
.
β’
Her
confidence
was
just
a
mask
for
her
nervousness
.
Her
confidence
was
just
a
mask
for
her
nervousness
.
noun
in
computing
,
a
fixed
pattern
of
bits
or
characters
used
to
select
,
block
,
or
change
parts
of
data
β’
Use
a
subnet
mask
to
divide
the
network
into
smaller
segments
.
Use
a
subnet
mask
to
divide
the
network
into
smaller
segments
.
β’
The
programmer
applied
a
bit
mask
to
extract
only
the
lowest
four
bits
.
The
programmer
applied
a
bit
mask
to
extract
only
the
lowest
four
bits
.