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Verbs for Questions and Answers

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to ask
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to question
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to inquire
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to quiz
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to query
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to catechize
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to grill
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to respond
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to answer
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to reply
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to rejoin
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to retort
to ask
to ask
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to use words in a question form or tone to get answers from someone

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Can you ask him if he'll be at the meeting tomorrow?
Did you ask him about his plans for the weekend?

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to question
to question
Verb
q
k
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ɛ
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to officially ask someone a series of questions about something

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transitive
to inquire
to inquire
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q
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to ask for information, clarification, or an explanation

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transitive
to quiz
to quiz
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to ask someone a series of questions in order to get information or clarification about a particular topic

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to query
to query
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q
k
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to ask questions in order to seek information or clarification

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transitive
to catechize
to catechize
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to ask someone questions in a formal way

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transitive
to grill
to grill
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to ask a lot of challenging and persistent questions to get information or clarification

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transitive
to respond
to respond
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to answer a question in spoken or written form

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transitive
to answer
to answer
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to say, write, or take action in response to a question or situation

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transitive
to reply
to reply
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r
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p
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l
l
y

to answer someone by writing or saying something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to rejoin
to rejoin
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uk flag
/ɹiˈdʒɔɪn/

to respond to someone often in a witty, angry, or disapproving manner

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intransitive
to retort
to retort
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to reply quickly and sharply, often in a clever or aggressive manner

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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