Meanings
- informalUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for it.
Some damned fool made him an American officer; but if you ask me, I think he's neither flesh nor fowl nor good red herring. He changed sides once so he wouldn't lose his property, and if you ask me, he's ready to do it again.
1996, Kenneth Roberts, Rabble in Arms1 more example
B.W. Wooster: If you ask me, art is responsible for most of the trouble in the world. R. Jeeves: An interesting theory, sir. Would you care to expatiate upon it? B.W. Wooster: As a matter of fact, no, Jeeves. The thought just occurred to me, as thoughts do. R. Jeeves: Very good, sir.
1992 May 3, “Comrade Bingo”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6
Translations
Finnish jos minulta kysytään
- jos minulta kysytäänTranslations
French si tu veux mon avis
- si tu veux mon avisTranslations
German wenn du mich fragst, meines Erachtens
- wenn du mich fragstTranslations
- meines ErachtensTranslations
Polish moim zdaniem, na moje
- moim zdaniemTranslations
- na mojeTranslations
- na mój rozumTranslations
- po mojemuTranslations
- w moich oczachTranslations
- w moim odczuciuTranslations
- w moim przekonaniuTranslations
- w mojej opiniiTranslations
- według mnieTranslations
Portuguese se queres que te diga
- se queres que te digaTranslations
Spanish si me apuras
- si me apurasTranslations
Cite this entry
if you ask me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20ask%20me
“if you ask me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20ask%20me. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you ask me,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20ask%20me.
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