Ask and Respond

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Ask

Ask verb - To put a question or questions to.

Usage example: my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

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Synonyms for Ask

Antonyms for Ask

Respond is an antonym for ask in inquire topic.

Nearby Words: asked, asking

Respond

Respond verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

Usage example: the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

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Synonyms for Respond

Antonyms for Respond

Ask is an antonym for respond in act in answer to something topic.

Nearby Words: responsive, response, responsible, responded, respondent

Common collocations

man	ask man	respond man
people	ask people	respond people
group	ask group	respond group
someone	ask someone	respond someone
Other words: series, time, way, questions.

Both words in one sentence

Ask an innocent question and he might respond with a dictionary or encyclopedic definition, even if the question wasn't directed at him.

Source: Western Animation / The BOTS Master
Ask it to any serious fan of the books and they will enthusiastically respond — shippers going off on endless subtext rants and non-shippers calling the shippers ignorant and/or delusional.

Source: Ship To Ship Combat / Literature
When people would ask him what the film was supposed to be about he would respond with a cryptic poem.

Source: Film / Inland Empire

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