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unask

unask verb: to undo the asking of (a question).

Verb

unask (third-person singular simple present unasks, present participle unasking, simple past and past participle unasked)

  1. (transitive) To undo the asking of (a question).
    • Oliver's question pops out of him unbidden. Neither the surly tone nor the aggressive formulation is of his choosing. If he could unask it he would, but it's too late.1999, John le Carré, Single & Single

Forms of unask

third-person singular presentunasks
present participleunasking
past participleunasked
pastunasked

Origin of unask

From un- + ask.

Questions about unask

What does unask mean?
Unask means to undo the asking of (a question).
What part of speech is unask?
Unask is a verb.
What is the past tense of unask?
The past tense of unask is unasked.

Words near unask in the dictionary

  1. unasgd
  2. unashamed
  3. unashamedly
  4. unashamedness
  5. unasinous
  6. unask
  7. unaskable
  8. unaskables
  9. unasked
  10. unasked for
  11. unasked-for

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