Ask yourself what you would do in that situation.
Before buying an expensive item, he needs to ask himself if/whether he can afford it.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ask — [ æsk ] verb *** > 1 try to get information > 2 tell someone you want something > 3 expect something > 4 say you want something done > 5 invite someone to do something >+ PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak or write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ask — ask1 W1S1 [a:sk US æsk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(question)¦ 2¦(for help/advice etc)¦ 3¦(price)¦ 4¦(invite)¦ 5¦(demand)¦ 6 be asking for trouble 7 ask yourself something 8 if you ask me 9 don t ask me 10 don t ask … Dictionary of contemporary English
ask — verb 1 QUESTION (I, T) to say or write something in order to get an answer, a solution, or information: What s your name? she asked. | ask a question: That kid s always asking awkward questions. | ask who/what/where etc: I was only asking how… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ask — I UK [ɑːsk] / US [æsk] verb Word forms ask : present tense I/you/we/they ask he/she/it asks present participle asking past tense asked past participle asked *** Get it right: ask: The verb ask is never used with the preposition to. It takes a… … English dictionary
yourself — /yoor self , yawr , yohr , yeuhr /, pron., pl. yourselves / selvz /. 1. (an emphatic appositive of you or ye): a letter you yourself wrote. 2. a reflexive form of you (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a… … Universalium
yourself — your•self [[t]yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr , yoʊr , yər [/t]] pron. pl. selves [[t] ˈsɛlvz[/t]] 1) fun a reflexive form of you (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition): Did you ever ask yourself, “Why”? You can think for … From formal English to slang
Yourself!Fitness — Developer(s) Respondesign Publisher(s) Respondesign Engine … Wikipedia
yourself */*/*/ — UK [jə(r)ˈself] / US [jʊrˈself] / US [jɔrˈself] pronoun Word forms yourself : plural yourselves UK [jə(r)ˈselvz] / US [jʊrˈselvz] / US [jɔrˈselvz] Summary: Yourself and yourselves are reflexive pronouns, being the reflexive forms of you. They can … English dictionary
yourself — your|self [ jur self, jɔr self ] (plural your|selves [ jur selvz, jɔr selvz ] ) pronoun *** Yourself and yourselves are reflexive pronouns, being the reflexive forms of you. They can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ask for — {v.}, {informal} To make (something bad) likely to happen to you; bring (something bad) upon yourself. * /Charles drives fast on worn out tires; he is asking for trouble./ * /The workman lost his job, but he asked for it by coming to work drunk… … Dictionary of American idioms
