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I ask but he does not answer. ☊ 
Tôi hỏi mà anh ấy không trả lời. ☊ Conjunctions When I ask, you answer. ☊ ☊ Conjunctions Who is asking for the time? ☊ Ai đang hỏi giờ? ☊ Places She does not know how to ask for the time in Vietnamese. ☊ Cô ấy không biết làm thế nào để hỏi giờ bằng tiếng Việt. ☊ Places ask for the time ☊ hỏi giờ ☊ Places hey should ask someone. ☊ Họ nên hỏi một ai đó. ☊ Determiners I will ask my wife about this campaign. ☊ Tôi sẽ hỏi vợ của tôi về chiến dịch này. ☊ Politics I usually play basketball after work. ☊ Tôi thường xuyên chơi bóng rổ sau khi làm việc. ☊ Sports basketball ☊ bóng rổ ☊ Sports Do you often ask the teacher questions? Bạn hỏi thầy giáo nhiều không? * 064 No, I don’t ask him questions often. Không, tôi không hỏi thầy ấy nhiều. * 064 I want to ask you something. Tôi muốn hỏi bạn vài chuyện. * 072 I want to ask you for something. Tôi muốn nhờ bạn vài chuyện. * 072 May I just ask something? Tôi bây giờ hỏi nhanh vài chuyện được không? * 075 like: ask → →
to ask someone to bring ☊ cho đưa ☊ to not ask any (more) questions ☊ chẳng hỏi thêm một câu ☊ to ask permission, take leave ☊ cáo lui ☊ to ask for help, seek help ☊ cầu cứu ☊ to ask for (a girl’s) hand ☊ cầu hôn ☊ hot and cold; to ask about someone’s health ☊ hàn huyên ☊ to ask for someone’s impression ☊ hỏi cảm tưởng ☊ to ask why ☊ hỏi duyên cớ ☊ to ask quickly ☊ hỏi dồn dập ☊ to ask the time ☊ hỏi giỡ ☊ to ask a question ☊ hỏi một thắc mắc ☊ to ask stupid questions ☊ hỏi ngu ☊ to ask back ☊ hỏi ngược lại ☊ to ask one more thing ☊ hỏi thêm một câu ☊ to ask for money ☊ hỏi tiền ☊ to ask a few questions ☊ hỏi vài câu ☊ to ask about ☊ hỏi về ☊ to ask sb’s opinion ☊ hỏi ý kiến ☊ to consult, ask someone’s opinion ☊ hỏi kiến ☊ (1) to request, ask for a delay (2) to beg ☊
khất ☊ to ask for a delay or for more time or for an ☊ khất khứa ☊ to ask for a receipt ☊ mới biên lai ☊ to ask for a whipping ☊ ngứa đít ☊ (1) thanks to, owing to (2) to turn over, be dependent on, reply on
(3) to ask (a favor), request, please ☊
nhờ ☊ (1) to invite, ask (2) to hang down, droop ☊
rủ ☊ to ask for instructions ☊ thỉnh mệnh ☊ to wonder, ask oneself ☊ tự hỏi ☊ to ask for, request, beg; please ☊ xin ☊ to apologize, beg forgiveness, ask for pardon; excuse me ☊ xin lỗi ☊ to ask for permission ☊ xin mạn phép ☊ to ask permission ☊ xin phép ☊ to ask for money, beg ☊ xin tiền ☊ to ask for aide, assistance ☊ xin viện trợ ☊ to ask for sb’s opinion ☊ xin ý kiến ☊ to ask permission, leave (to do something) ☊ xin được phép ☊ come to ask a favor (of) ☊ đem đầu ☊ sound somebody out, ask tentatively ☊ ướm lời ☊ to ask for a light ☊ xin lửa ☊ 499
Ask if he has a computer. — Yes, he's got a computer. ☊ Hỏi xem anh ấy có máy vi tính không. - Có, anh ấy có máy vi tính. ☊ 500
Ask if he has a dog. — No, he hasn't got a dog. ☊ Hỏi xem anh ấy có chó không. - Không, anh ấy không có chó. ☊ 501
Ask if he has a smart phone. — No, he hasn't got a smart phone. ☊ Hỏi xem anh ấy có điện thoại thông minh không. - Không, anh ấy không có điện thoại thông minh. ☊ 503
Ask if he has a watch. — Yes, he's got a watch. ☊ Hỏi xem anh ấy có đồng hồ đeo tay không. - Có, anh ấy có đồng hồ đeo tay. ☊ 714
Did you watch the basketball game on TV last night? ☊ Cậu có xem trận bóng rổ trên vô tuyến tối qua không? ☊ 767
Do you play any sports? — Yes, I play basketball. ☊ Cậu có chơi môn thể thao nào không? - Có, tôi chơi bóng chày. ☊ 775
We've been to Canada, but we haven't been to Alaska. ☊ Chúng tôi từng đến Canada rồi, nhưng chúng tôi chưa từng đến Alaska. ☊ 808
Have you ever played basketball? — Just once. ☊ Cậu từng chơi bóng rổ bao giờ chưa? - Mới một lần. ☊ 923
Gustavo has taken my bike again without asking. > Gustavo took my bike without asking. ☊ Gustavo lại lấy xe đạp của tôi mà không xin phép. > Gustavo đã lấy xe đạp của tôi mà không xin phép. ☊ 957
Your friend has some new neighbors. Ask him if he has met his new neighbors. ☊ Bạn của cậu có vài người hàng xóm mới. Hỏi anh ấy xem anh ấy đã gặp hàng xóm mới của mình chưa. ☊ 958
Your friend has a new job. Ask her if she has started her new job yet. ☊ Bạn của cậu có một công việc mới. Hỏi cô ấy xem cô ấy đã bắt đầu công việc mới chưa. ☊ 959
Your friend has to pay her phone bill. Ask her if she has paid her phone bill yet. ☊ Bạn của cậu phải trả tiền điện thoại. Hỏi cô ấy xem cô ấy đã trả tiền điện thoại chưa. ☊ 960
Victor was trying to sell his car. Ask him if he has sold his car yet. ☊ Victor đã muốn bán xe hơi của anh ấy. Hỏi anh ấy xem anh ấy đã bán xe hơi của anh ấy chưa. ☊ 1360
May I ask a question? ☊ Tôi hỏi một câu được không? ☊ 1676
There are ve (5) players on a basketball team. ☊ Có năm cầu thủ trong một đội bóng rổ. ☊ 1905
Michiko asked me not to tell anybody what had happened. ☊ Michiko bảo tôi đừng kể với ai những việc đã xảy ra. ☊ 1908
The customs o cer looked at me suspiciously and asked me to opmy bag. ☊ Nhân viên bán hàng nhìn tôi nghi ngờ và bảo tôi mở túi của tôi ra. ☊ 1930
She asked if I was willing to travel. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có muốn đi xa không. ☊ 1932
She asked how long I had beworking at my present job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi đã làm công việc hiện tại của tôi được bao lâu rồi. ☊ 1933
She asked why I had applied for the job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tại sao tôi lại nộp đơn xin việc này. ☊ 1935
She asked if I had a driver's license. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi có bằng lái chưa. ☊ 1953
You're looking for your keys. Maybe Ichirou has sethem. You ask, "You haven't semy keys, have you?" ☊ Bạn đang tìm chìa khoá. Có thể Ichirou đã nhìn thấy chúng. Bạn hỏi: "Cậu không thấy chìa khoá của tôi đâu à?" ☊ 1954
Serge has a car and you need a ride to the station. You ask, "Could you give me a ride to the station?" ☊ Serge có xe hơi và bạn cần chở đến nhà gare. Bạn nói: "Cậu có thể chở tôi đến nhà gare được không?" ☊ 2006
Stan suggested I ask you for advice. ☊ Stan gợi ý cho tôi đi xin lời khuyên của cậu. ☊ 2070
I'd prefer to go swimming rather than playing basketball. ☊ Tôi thích đi bơi hơn là đi chơi bóng rổ. ☊ 2103
I wouldn't dream of asking them for money. ☊ Có nằm mơ tôi cũng không bao giờ hỏi họ tiền. ☊ 2178
Ask Anna for her opinion. I'd be interested to know what she thinks. ☊ Hỏi ý kiến Anna xem. Tôi sẽ thích thú khi biết được cô ấy nghĩ gì. ☊ 2181
I'm sorry to call you so late, but I need to ask you something. ☊ Tôi xin lỗi vì gọi cậu muộn thế nhưng tôi cần hỏi cậu một số thứ. ☊ 2245
If you want to leave early, you have to ask for permission. ☊ Nếu cậu muốn rời đi sớm, cậu phải xin phép. ☊ 2387
After the lecture, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. ☊ Sau bài giảng sẽ có cơ hội để đặt câu hỏi. ☊ 2407
No one did what I asked them to do, did they? ☊ Không ai làm những gì tôi bảo họ có đúng không? ☊ 2520
The reason I'm calling you is to ask your advice. ☊ Lí do tôi đang gọi cho cậu là muốn xin cậu lời khuyên. ☊ 2675
The thief was di cult to identify, as he was wearing a mask. ☊ Tên trộm khó bị nhận dạng khi hắn đang đeo mặt nạ. ☊ 2688
She's always asking me to do things for her, as if I didn't have enough to do already. ☊ Cô ấy luôn bảo tôi làm đủ thứ hộ cô ấy cứ như là tôi chưa đủ việc để làm. ☊ 2804
I didn't enjoy my last job. When I got fed up with it, I asked to resign. ☊ Tôi không thích công việc trước của tôi. Khi tôi chán nó, tôi đã xin thôi việc. ☊ 2951
When Ichirou had just arrived in London, a man came up to him in the street and asked for money, so he gave him a few Japanese yen. ☊ Khi Ichirou vừa mới đến London, một người đàn ông đã tiến đến gần anh ấy trên phố và xin tiền nên anh ấy đã đưa cho ông ta một ít đồng yen Nhật. ☊ 2952
The police are going to ask us a lot of questions, so we need to back each other up. ☊ Cảnh sát sẽ hỏi chúng ta nhiều câu hỏi nên chúng ta phải tương trợ nhau. ☊ 2953
The police set up a special task force to investigate the murders. ☊ Cảnh sát thành lập một đội đặc vụ để điều tra các vụ giết người. ☊ He asked me to marry him and I accepted. ☊ accept ☊
I must ask you to accompany me to the police station. ☊ accompany ☊
Ask your teacher 's advice / Ask your teacher for advice on how to prepare for the exam. ☊ advice ☊
afraid to do sth: Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand. ☊ afraid ☊
I asked for a pay rise and she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere. ☊ leave/let sb alone ☊
You can ask for a chemical analysis of your tap water. ☊ analysis ☊
I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another. ☊ another ☊
anticipate what, how, that, etc...: Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask. ☊ anticipate ☊
to ask/look/wait anxiously ☊ anxiously ☊
She asked if we had any questions. ☊ any ☊
I am appealing (= asking for money) on behalf of the famine victims. ☊ appeal ☊
I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). ☊ approach ☊
They did as I had asked. ☊ as ☊
ask sb (+ adv./prep.): They've asked me to dinner. ☊ ask ☊
I didn't ask them in (= to come into the house). ☊ ask ☊
We must ask the neighbours round (= to our house). ☊ ask ☊
ask sb to do sth: She's asked him to come to the party. ☊ ask ☊
ask to do sth: Did you ask to use the car? ☊ ask ☊
I asked to see the manager. ☊ ask ☊
ask if, whether, etc...: I'll ask if it's all right to park here. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb if, whether, etc...: She asked her boss whether she could have the day off. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb to do sth: All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire. ☊ ask ☊
Eric asked me to marry him. ☊ ask ☊
ask whether, what, etc...: I asked whether they could change my ticket. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb whether, what, etc...: She asked me if I would give her English lessons. ☊ ask ☊
ask that...: She asked that she be kept informed of developments. ☊ ask ☊
She asked that she should be kept informed. ☊ ask ☊
ask for sth: to ask for a job/a drink/an explanation ☊ ask ☊
I am writing to ask for some information about courses. ☊ ask ☊
ask sth: Why don't you ask his advice? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb for sth: Why don't you ask him for his advice? ☊ ask ☊
ask sth of sb: Can I ask a favour of you? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb sth: Can I ask you a favour? ☊ ask ☊
How old are you—if you don't mind me/my asking? ☊ ask ☊
ask about sb/sth: He asked about her family. ☊ ask ☊
ask sth: Can I ask a question? ☊ ask ☊
Did you ask the price? ☊ ask ☊
+ speech: 'Where are you going?' she asked. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb + speech: 'Are you sure?' he asked her. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb sth: She asked the students their names. ☊ ask ☊
I often get asked that! ☊ ask ☊
ask sb (about sth): The interviewer asked me about my future plans. ☊ ask ☊
ask where, what, etc...: He asked where I lived. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
I was asked if/whether I could drive. ☊ ask ☊
Don't ask awkward questions. ☊ awkward ☊
I know that this is a bad time to ask for help. ☊ bad ☊
The task before us is a daunting one. ☊ before ☊
Let's ask for the bill. ☊ bill ☊
The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser. ☊ blow ☊
I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off. ☊ boss ☊
bother doing sth: Why bother asking if you're not really interested? ☊ bother ☊
I'd asked everybody but only two people came. ☊ but ☊
He's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious). ☊ clever ☊
a basketball/football/tennis, etc. coach ☊ coach ☊
He came up to me and asked me the way to the station. ☊ come up (to sb) ☊
I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary. ☊ complicate ☊
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries or concerns about this work. ☊ concern ☊
He asked several questions concerning the future of the company. ☊ concerning ☊
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. ☊ confident ☊
Witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the police. ☊ contact ☊
I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards. ☊ counter ☊
traditional crafts like basket-weaving ☊ craft ☊
He is such a curious boy, always asking questions. ☊ curious ☊
'Are you really an artist?' Sara asked curiously. ☊ curiously ☊
He asked me to dance. ☊ dance ☊
We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion. ☊ dangerous ground ☊
They daren't ask for any more money. ☊ dare ☊
Anyone who knows of the vehicle's whereabouts from that date until 7 March is asked to contact Bangor police station. ☊ date ☊
define sth: We need to define the task ahead very clearly. ☊ define ☊
firms attempting to meet/satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for) ☊ demand ☊
Don't ask me about it—that's her department. ☊ be sb's department ☊
They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit. ☊ deposit ☊
They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit. ☊ deposit ☊
design sth for sb/sth: They asked me to design a poster for the campaign. ☊ design ☊
a difficult problem/task/exam ☊ difficult ☊
He was asked to take command and direct operations. ☊ direct ☊
Let's stop and ask for directions. ☊ direction ☊
'Can I help you?' asked the man at the door. ☊ door ☊
The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust. ☊ dust ☊
Ask somebody else to help you. ☊ else ☊
I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask. ☊ embarrassment ☊
He emptied his glass and asked for a refill. ☊ empty ☊
encourage doing sth: Technology encourages multitasking. ☊ encourage ☊
There'll be a chance to ask questions at the end. ☊ end ☊
Don't ask me to do it. I've got enough problems as it is. ☊ enough ☊
Have you asked everybody? ☊ everybody ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
excited (to do sth): He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. ☊ excited ☊
Don't ask me—I'm no expert! ☊ expert ☊
We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away. ☊ keep an eye on sb/sth ☊
fair to sb (to do sth): Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work? ☊ fair ☊
'You should really have asked me first.' 'Right, okay, fair comment.' ☊ fair ☊
Can I ask a favour? ☊ favour ☊
I would never ask for any favours from her. ☊ favour ☊
I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour. ☊ favour ☊
First of all, let me ask you something. ☊ first of all ☊
Have you been following the basketball championships? ☊ follow ☊
I forgot to ask him for his address. ☊ forget ☊
some of the most frequently asked questions about the Internet ☊ frequently ☊
frightened to do sth: I'm too frightened to ask him now. ☊ frightened ☊
'You miss them, don't you?' he asked gently. ☊ gently ☊
I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb). ☊ governor ☊
She asked her students to get into groups of four. ☊ group ☊
guess sth: Guess what! He's asked me out! ☊ guess ☊
happy (about sb/sth): If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask. ☊ happy ☊
He may say no, but there's no harm in asking. ☊ there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth, it does no harm (for sb) to do sth ☊
It does no harm to ask. ☊ there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth, it does no harm (for sb) to do sth ☊
Here you are. This is what you were asking for. ☊ here you are ☊
If you'd like me to send you the book, then please don't hesitate to ask. ☊ hesitate ☊
With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer. ☊ horror ☊
When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes. ☊ I ☊
Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane. ☊ identify ☊
If you ask me, she's too scared to do it. ☊ if ☊
Use your imagination! (= used to tell sb that they will have to guess the answer to the question they have asked you, usually because it is obvious or embarrassing) ☊ imagination ☊
'What are they doing here?' he asked, indicating her bags in the hallway. ☊ indicate ☊
to ask an intelligent question ☊ intelligent ☊
The students were asked to interpret the poem. ☊ interpret ☊
to conduct an interview (= to ask sb questions in public) ☊ interview ☊
Yes, I was at home on Sunday. What about it? (= Why do you ask?) ☊ it ☊
She was asked to judge the essay competition. ☊ judge ☊
She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. ☊ justified ☊
The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament. ☊ justify ☊
He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him. ☊ knee ☊
'Isn't that his car?' 'I wouldn't know./How should I know? ' (= I don't know and I am not the person you should ask.) ☊ know ☊
learn to do sth: I soon learned not to ask too many questions. ☊ learn ☊
He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. ☊ leave sb/sth out (of sth) ☊
He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, much less speak to a room full of people. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
like doing sth: He doesn't like asking his parents for help. ☊ like ☊
We were asked to list our ten favourite songs. ☊ list ☊
She has a magic touch with the children and they do everything she asks. ☊ magic ☊
to ask for/look at the menu ☊ menu ☊
mind sb doing sth: Are you married, if you don't mind me asking? ☊ mind ☊
Are you married, if you don't mind my asking? ☊ mind ☊
mind that...: He minded that he hadn't been asked. ☊ mind ☊
I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind. ☊ if you don't mind, if you wouldn't mind ☊
Wait until he's in a better mood before you ask him. ☊ mood ☊
I must ask you not to do that again. ☊ must ☊
What is/was the name, please? (= a polite way of asking sb's name) ☊ name ☊
need (not) do sth: You needn't bother asking Rick—I know he's too busy. ☊ need ☊
If she wants anything, she need only ask. ☊ need ☊
I asked him in the nicest possible way to put his cigarette out. ☊ nice ☊
If you ask her nicely she might say yes. ☊ nicely ☊
She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it. ☊ note ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself with sb/sth: She occupied herself with routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself (in) doing sth: She occupied herself doing routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
occur to do sth: It didn't occur to her to ask for help. ☊ occur to sb ☊
opportunity (to do sth): You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. ☊ opportunity ☊
I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. ☊ option ☊
You must ask one or other of your parents. ☊ other ☊
I went over (= across the room) and asked her name. ☊ over ☊
Let's ask some friends over (= to our home). ☊ over ☊
Immigration officials will ask to see your papers. ☊ paper ☊
I was forced to ask passing strangers for money. ☊ passing ☊
David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. ☊ pause ☊
They're perfectly within their rights to ask to see the report. ☊ perfectly ☊
A computer can perform many tasks at once. ☊ perform ☊
permission (for sth): You must ask permission for all major expenditure. ☊ permission ☊
'Can I help you?' he asked pleasantly. ☊ pleasantly ☊
Caring for a sick relative is a task that brings both pleasure and pain. ☊ pleasure ☊
point (at/to/towards sb/sth): 'What's your name?' he asked, pointing at the child with his pen. ☊ point ☊
The task poses no special problems. ☊ pose ☊
There's a basketball practice every Friday evening. ☊ practice ☊
It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back. ☊ pride ☊
They asked for a progress report on the project. ☊ progress ☊
He asked to be put under police protection. ☊ protection ☊
Don't be too proud to ask for help. ☊ proud ☊
to ask/answer a question ☊ question ☊
I hope the police don't ask any awkward questions. ☊ question ☊
In an interview try to ask open questions that don't just need 'Yes' or 'No' as an answer. ☊ question ☊
rank sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty. ☊ rank ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
recognize that...: We recognized that the task was not straightforward. ☊ recognize ☊
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply. ☊ reply ☊
He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager's request (= because his manager had asked him to go). ☊ request ☊
The writer's name was withheld by request (= because the writer asked for this to be done). ☊ request ☊
a radio request programme (= a programme of music, songs, etc. that people have asked for) ☊ request ☊
Call us now if you'd like to request a record for someone (= ask for it to be played on the radio). ☊ request ☊
I asked him his name, but he didn't respond. ☊ respond ☊
respond that...: When asked about the company's future, the director responded that he remained optimistic. ☊ respond ☊
I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return. ☊ in return (for sth) ☊
I was waiting for the right moment to ask him. ☊ right ☊
You're quite within your rights to ask for your money back. ☊ right ☊
I'll ask Simon to ring you back when he gets in. ☊ ring back, ring sb back ☊
I'm going to ask for a rise. ☊ rise ☊
'What do you want?' she asked rudely. ☊ rudely ☊
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to. ☊ second ☊
set sth for sb/yourself: She's set a difficult task for herself. ☊ set ☊
set sb/yourself sth: She's set herself a difficult task. ☊ set ☊
a sewing basket ☊ sewing ☊
'Who are you?' he asked, his voice shaking. ☊ shake ☊
'Is there a problem?' he asked sharply. ☊ sharply ☊
a shopping basket ☊ shopping ☊
He asked me what time he should come. (= His words were: 'What time shall I come?') ☊ should ☊
She was too shy to ask anyone for help. ☊ shy ☊
They asked me to call them and I did so (= I called). ☊ so ☊
sorry (for sth/doing sth): He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking. ☊ sorry ☊
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him. ☊ spot ☊
The police asked me to make a statement (= a written account of facts concerning a crime, used in court if legal action follows). ☊ statement ☊
Women are only asking to be given equal status with men. ☊ status ☊
Stay tuned (= used to ask people to continue listening to or watching a particular programme on the radio or television). ☊ stay ☊
sure how, whether, etc...: Ask me if you're not sure how to do it. ☊ sure ☊
She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket. ☊ sweep ☊
to perform/carry out/complete/undertake a task ☊ task ☊
a daunting/an impossible/a formidable/an unenviable, etc. task ☊ task ☊
a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing) ☊ task ☊
Our first task is to set up a communications system. ☊ task ☊
Detectives are now faced with the task of identifying the body. ☊ task ☊
Getting hold of this information was no easy task (= was difficult). ☊ task ☊
It was my task to wake everyone up in the morning. ☊ task ☊
'How are you?' 'Fine, thanks (= thanks for asking).' ☊ thanks ☊
You're the third person to ask me that. ☊ the ☊
If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back. ☊ their ☊
If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait. ☊ them ☊
There's another thing I'd like to ask you. ☊ thing ☊
He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking. ☊ though ☊
Ask to be put through to me personally. ☊ through ☊
Is it too much to ask for a little quiet? ☊ too ☊
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing. ☊ usual ☊
I'll ask the waitress for the bill. ☊ waiter ☊
She just walked up to the desk and asked to see the manager. ☊ walk up (to sb/sth) ☊
The cashiers were asked to watch out for forged banknotes. ☊ watch out for sb/sth ☊
to ask sb the way ☊ way ☊
'I asked her to marry me.' 'You what? ' ☊ what? ☊
You can ask for help whenever you need it. ☊ whenever ☊
I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him. ☊ whether ☊
I asked him if he wouldn't mind calling later. ☊ will ☊
a wire basket ☊ wire ☊
They asked him to leave—in other words he was fired. ☊ in other words ☊
She asked if I would help. ☊ would ☊
demander ☊ j’ai un service à vous demander ☊
poser ☊ je ne me posais plus de questions ☊
œuvre ☊ peu d’auteurs font référence à son œuvre ☊
tâche ☊ nous déciderons à qui reviendra cette tâche agréable ☊
réclamer ☊ ils ont réclamé leur droit au sens critique ☊
masquer ☊ le brouillard descendit des montagnes, masquant le coucher de soleil ☊
masque ☊ je voudrais voir le visage derrière ce masque ☊
panier ☊ par terre s’empilaient encore des paniers et des caisses ☊