Ask about
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Definition
To request information or details about a topic
Example sentence
He asked about the new project
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
ask about the job
ask about the price
ask about the schedule
ask about the details
ask about the meeting
ask about your family
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They asked about the changes. ✅ (Correct)
They asked the changes about. ❌ (Incorrect)