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asked the impossible

asked the impossible is the simple past and past participle of ask the impossible.

Meaning of ask the impossible

Verb

ask the impossible (third-person singular simple present asks the impossible, present participle asking the impossible, simple past and past participle asked the impossible)

  1. To request or expect something that is too difficult.
    • We ask the impossible of our law enforcement agencies, we ask the impossible of our health and rehabilitative agencies, and we confuse the public even further.1975, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act Amendments of 1975, page 199

Questions about asked the impossible

What is asked the impossible the simple past and past participle of?
Asked the impossible is the simple past and past participle of ask the impossible.

Words near asked the impossible in the dictionary

  1. asked in
  2. Asked Jeeves
  3. asked out
  4. asked over
  5. asked round
  6. asked the impossible
  7. asked the question
  8. askedst
  9. askee
  10. askees
  11. askefise

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