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Sense: Verb: put a question to
Synonyms:
put a question to, inquire of , enquire of , ask sb a question, question Collocations, query Collocations, interrogate, grill Collocations , quiz Collocations, give sb the third degree , catechize, catechise
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Sense: Verb: pose a question
Synonyms:
pose a question, ask a question, raise a question, frame a question, want to know
Sense: Verb: request
Synonyms:
request Collocations, beg Collocations, supplicate, solicit Collocations, plead, entreat, call Collocations, apply Collocations, appeal to, hit up , petition, demand Collocations, invite Collocations, make a request
Antonyms:
respond Collocations, deny Collocations, reject Collocations, accept Collocations, give Collocations, coerce, force Collocations, demand Collocations, turn down, turn away
Sense: Verb: require - formal
Synonyms:
require Collocations, demand Collocations, expect Collocations, seek Collocations, need Collocations, necessitate, presuppose, imply Collocations
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Sense: Verb: invite
Synonyms:
ask out, invite Collocations, invite out, summon Collocations, call Collocations, send sb an invitation, send sb an invite , request the pleasure of sb's company