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verbunask (third-person singular simple present unasks, present participle unasking, simple past and past participle unasked)
present singular third person unasks · participle present unasking · participle past unasked · past unasked
- transitiveTo undo the asking of (a question).
Oliver's question pops out of him unbidden. Neither the surly tone nor the aggressive formulation is of his choosing. If he could unask it he would, but it's too late.
1999, John le Carré, Single & Single
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unask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unask
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“unask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unask. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unask,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unask.
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