"unask" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unasks [present, singular, third-person], unasking [participle, present], unasked [participle, past], unasked [past]
Etymology: un- + ask Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|ask}} un- + ask Head templates: {{en-verb}} unask (third-person singular simple present unasks, present participle unasking, simple past and past participle unasked)
  1. (transitive) To undo the asking of (a question). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unask-en-verb-Wt1qxj1D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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