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chiedere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ask verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
  • invoke verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
  • query noun A question, especially one asking for information or clarification.
  • question noun A sentence or phrase used to ask for information or a response.
  • request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
  • seek verb To try to find something.

Senses

chiedere is used for these senses in English:

  • ask (transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).
  • ask for To request.
  • invoke (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
  • query (transitive) To ask, inquire.
  • question (transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
  • seek (ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.

ask — full definition

  1. verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
  2. verb To request that someone do something, or to request permission.
  3. verb To invite someone.
  4. noun A request, or something requested — often used in business or fundraising contexts.
  5. noun The price a seller is asking for something.

invoke — full definition

  1. verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
  2. verb Computing: to cause a program, function, or command to run.

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