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asked the question

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

Meaning of ask the question

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To make an appeal to the umpire against the batsman.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to ask a given question.

Questions about asked the question

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

Words near asked the question in the dictionary

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

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