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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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sorry

Misha was sorry that his stupid comment had caused so much upset.

ask (1) VERB

If you ask someone something, you put a question to them.

enquire or inquire

“If you want more information, enquire at the desk over there,” the woman said.

interrogate

Secret police interrogated the spy about his mission, but he told them nothing.

query

Mr Blake queried the bill, saying he’d been overcharged.

question

The suspicious-looking stranger was stopped and questioned about what she was doing.

quiz

My mum quizzed me about where I was going, and who with.

ask (2) VERB

If you ask for something, you say you would like to have it.

appeal

Our church appealed for money to help repair the roof.

apply

If you are travelling abroad, you must apply for a passport.

beg

I begged Mum to let me go to the party, but she said no.

beseech

“Have mercy on me, I beseech you!” the frog prince cried to the princess.

demand

The angry diner demanded to know what a beetle was doing in his pudding.

implore

“I implore you to think twice before running away,” said Emma.

plead

The princess pleaded to be set free by the wicked witch.

request

The soccer player requested a transfer to another club.

ask (3) VERB

If you ask someone to come or go somewhere, you invite them there.

ask someone round

The vicar asked us round for a cup of tea.

bid OLD-FASHIONED

His lordship bade me enter and enquired if I would drink wine with him.

invite

Whoopee! Della has invited me to her party.

summon

King Arthur summoned his knights to an assembly at the Round Table.

asleep ADJECTIVE

If you are asleep, your eyes are closed and your whole body is resting.

dead to the world INFORMAL

Dad was dead to the world in the armchair.

fast asleep

Jim, our dog, was fast asleep with his legs in the air.

sound asleep

I was so sound asleep that my little brother had to sit on me to wake me up.
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