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ask
Verb
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To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it.
She sure does ask a lot of questions!
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To approach someone to see if they will do something.
Let me ask my mom if I can go.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
barman
Noun
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A barman is a man who works in a bar (a place that serves drink) and sells customers drinks.