Ask and Press

Ask

Ask verb - To make a request of.
Usage example: ask the salesclerk for assistance

Press is a synonym for ask. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Ask".

Nearby Words: asked, asking

Press

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Ask is a synonym for press in call topic. Sometimes you can use "Ask" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Common collocations

character ask character press character
guy ask guy press guy
people ask people press people
question ask question press question
Other words: way, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • They ask you to press one to speak English, so you do — and then they switch you to the Spanish menu!
  • When you ask your horse to move forward, you'll first go at a walk, then a trot, then a canter, then a collected gallop, then a full-out run with each successive press of W.
  • Advertising Campaigns Coors Light has a series of commercials in which two fans would ask football coaches questions and the "responses" would be spliced in, usually from an infamous or memetic press conference.
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