"unask" meaning in All languages combined

See unask on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unasks [present, singular, third-person], unasking [participle, present], unasked [participle, past], unasked [past]
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un",
        "3": "ask"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + ask",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From un- + ask.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unasks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unask (third-person singular simple present unasks, present participle unasking, simple past and past participle unasked)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with un-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999, John le Carré, Single & Single:",
          "text": "Oliver's question pops out of him unbidden. Neither the surly tone nor the aggressive formulation is of his choosing. If he could unask it he would, but it's too late.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To undo the asking of (a question)."
      ],
      "id": "en-unask-en-verb-Wt1qxj1D",
      "links": [
        [
          "undo",
          "undo"
        ],
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To undo the asking of (a question)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unask"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un",
        "3": "ask"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + ask",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From un- + ask.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unasks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unask (third-person singular simple present unasks, present participle unasking, simple past and past participle unasked)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with un-",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999, John le Carré, Single & Single:",
          "text": "Oliver's question pops out of him unbidden. Neither the surly tone nor the aggressive formulation is of his choosing. If he could unask it he would, but it's too late.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To undo the asking of (a question)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "undo",
          "undo"
        ],
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To undo the asking of (a question)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unask"
}

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