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fråga — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ask verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
  • inquire verb To ask for information about something.
  • matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
  • 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.

Senses

fråga is used for these senses in English:

  • ask (transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).
  • inquire (intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
  • matter (philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
  • query A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
  • question A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
  • question A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
  • question (transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.

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.

inquire — full definition

  1. verb To ask for information about something.
  2. verb To carry out an official investigation into something.

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