DON'T ASK

Meaning of DON'T ASK in English

( informal ) if you say don't ask to sb, you mean that you do not want to reply to their question, because it would be awkward, embarrassing, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DON'T ASK — do not request, do not make a query
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DON'T-ASK — A word to describe a situation or feeling that is generally unpleasant and, well, you just don't want to talk …
Slang English vocab
DON'T ASK — не спрашивай
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DON'T ASK — не спрашивай
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DON'T ASK — expr infml How am I? Don't ask — Как я себя чувствую? И не спрашивай!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
DON'T ASK — expr infml How am I? Don't ask — Как я себя чувствую? И не спрашивай!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
DON'T ASK — ask, don't expr infml How am I? Don't ask Как я себя чувствую? И не спрашивай!
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DON'T ASK — How am I? Don't ask — Как я себя чувствую? И не спрашивай!
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DON'T ASK — - don't tell don't ask
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
Английский словарь Британика
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASK — — asker , n. /ask, ahsk/ , v.t. 1. to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASK — ˈaks verb ( asked ˈas(k)t, ˈäs(k)t, ˈask; dialect ˈakst ; ask·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āscian; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
Webster English vocab
ASK — noun a water newt. 2. ask ·vi to make inquiry, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after. 3. …
Webster English vocab
DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASK — [ask] vb asked ; ask.ing [ME, fr. OE ascian; akin to OHG eiscon to ask, Lith eiskoti to seek, Skt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASK — / ɑːsk; NAmE æsk/ verb , noun ■ verb QUESTION 1. ask (sb) (about sb/sth) to say or write sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ASK — v. 1 tr. call for an answer to or about (ask her about it; ask him his name; ask a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ASK — v. 1 tr. call for an answer to or about (ask her about it; ask him his name; ask a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DON — 1. n.1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Oxford English vocab
ASK — v. 1. tr. call for an answer to or about (ask her about it; ask him his name; ask a …
Oxford English vocab
DON — ( dons, donning, donned) 1. If you don clothing, you put it on. ( WRITTEN ) The crowd threw petrol …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASK — ( asks, asking, asked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask a doctor ( also consult a doctor formal ) ▪ If you have …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON
Cambridge English vocab
DON — n. Bradman Don Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River McNeill Don Rostov on Don …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DON — n. Function: verb 1 to place on one's person (an article of clothing) FF1C; donned a raincoat for his trip …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DON — verb 1. to place on one's person (an article of clothing) donned a raincoat for his trip Synonyms: assume, draw …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DON — verb Don is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ armour , ↑ coat , ↑ costume , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ASK — verb 1 put a question to sb ADVERB ▪ gently , quietly , softly ▪ ‘How do you feel?’ she …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ASK — INDEX: to ask questions 1. to ask someone a question 2. to ask several people questions 3. to ask someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
ASK — See ↑ ASK 1,9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ don't ask me/how should I know? • ↑ if you ask me • …
Longman Activator English vocab
DON — n. 25B6; noun an Oxford don : UNIVERSITY TEACHER, (university) lecturer, fellow, professor, reader, academic, scholar.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASK — v. 1 question, interrogate, query, quiz; inquire or enquire (of) Let's ask the policeman for information Just ask directions of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
T — I сокр. от temperature температура II сокр. от tension напряжение; натяжение III сокр. от t - true истинный 20-я буква …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
T — сущ.; мн. Ts, T's двадцатая буква англ. алфавита mark with a T ист. ≈ выжигать вору клеймо в виде буквы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DON — I сущ. 1) а) (Don) дон (префикс перед именем, обозначающий знатное происхождение) б) уст. гранд (испанский титул) Syn : grandee …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASK — гл. 1) спрашивать Don't ask so loud. ≈ Не задавайте вопросов так громко. if you ask me ask a question …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
T — n ( pl Ts, t's ti:z ) 1. 20-я буква английского алфавита 2. 1> серийный номер 20 или 19 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASK — ask.ogg ɑ:sk v 1. 1> спрашивать to ask a question - задать вопрос to ask the way - спросить дорогу …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DON — надевать to don the seat belt — пристегнуть ремень безопасности
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DON — I don сущ.1) а) ( Don) дон (префикс перед именем, обозначающий знатное происхождение) б) устар. гранд (испанский титул) Syn:grandee 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ASK — ask гл.1) спрашивать Don't ask so loud. — Не задавайте вопросов так громко. - if you ask me - ask …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
T — n ( pl Ts, t's [ti:z] ) 1. 20-я буква английского алфавита 2. 1) серийный номер 20 или 19 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
T — n ( pl Ts, t's [ti:z] ) 1. 20-я буква английского алфавита 2. 1) серийный номер 20 или 19 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DON — I [dɒn] n исп. 1. (Don) дон Don Ramon - дон Рамон 2. 1) предводитель, лидер, главарь 2) разг. мастер, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
T — n ( pl Ts, t's ti:z ) 1. 20-я буква английского алфавита 2. 1> серийный номер 20 или 19 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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