ask the question

verb

To make an appeal to the umpire against the batsman.

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Meanings

verbask the question (third-person singular simple present asks the question, present participle asking the question, simple past and past participle asked the question)

present singular third person asks the question · participle present asking the question · participle past asked the question · past asked the question

  1. informalball gamesTo make an appeal to the umpire against the batsman.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to ask a given question.

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APA

ask the question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20the%20question

MLA

“ask the question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20the%20question. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ask the question,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20the%20question.

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