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asks the impossible

asks the impossible is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 asks the impossible

What is asks the impossible the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Asks the impossible is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ask the impossible.

Words near asks the impossible in the dictionary

  1. asks in
  2. Asks Jeeves
  3. asks out
  4. asks over
  5. asks round
  6. asks the impossible
  7. asks the question
  8. askt
  9. Askvoll
  10. Askwith
  11. Askwiths

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