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1 ask
v. vragen; verzoeken; uitnodigen[ a:sk]1 vragen ⇒ informeren, navraag doen♦voorbeelden:1 ask about/after/for someone/something • naar iemand/iets vragenask for advice • om raad vragen〈 informeel〉 ask for it • erom vragen, het uitlokkenask for nothing better • niets liever willenask for trouble • om moeilijkheden vragenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:it's yours for the asking • je hebt er maar om te vragenask a favour of someone • iemand om een gunst vragenthis job asks a great deal of me • deze baan vergt veel van mijn krachtenask someone out/over for dinner • iemand voor een etentje uitnodigenask someone round • iemand thuis uitnodigen¶ stop it, I ask you! • hou ermee op, alsjeblieft!〈 informeel〉 if you ask me • volgens mij, als je het mij vraagt -
2 question
n. vraag; vraagstelling; probleem; vraagteken; kwestie--------v. ondervragen; betwijfelen; vragenquestion1[ kwestsjn]1 vraag2 vraagstuk ⇒ probleem, kwestie3 stemming♦voorbeelden:〈 spreekwoord〉 ask no questions and be told no lies • vraag mij niet, dan lieg ik nietyou should obey your father without question • je moet je vader zonder meer gehoorzamenthe man in question • de man in kwestie/over wie we het hebbenthat is out of the question • er is geen sprake van, daar komt niets van inthat is not the question • daar gaat het niet omthe question is … • waar het om gaat is …that is begging the question • 〈 informeel〉 dat is moeilijkheden ontlopen; 〈 in het bijzonder〉 dat is een vraag met een wedervraag beantwoorden1 twijfel ⇒ onzekerheid, bezwaar♦voorbeelden:there's no question about his credentials • zijn geloofsbrieven zijn betrouwbaarbeyond (all)/without question • ongetwijfeld, stellig, buiten kijf————————question2〈 werkwoord〉1 vragen ⇒ ondervragen, uithoren♦voorbeelden:3 I question whether/if … • ik betwijfel het of …
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