Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ask the impossible

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: ask the im-pos-si-ble
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To request or expect something that is too difficult.

Example Sentences

"We ask the impossible of our law enforcement agencies, we ask the impossible of our health and rehabilitative agencies, and we confuse the public even further."
"To ask too much now would be to ask the impossible."
"What I ask is, will you use your influence within your Party? I do not ask the impossible, though I might from you, for you have done the impossible."

Inflected Forms

asks the impossible (present, singular) asking the impossible (participle, present) asked the impossible (participle, past) asked the impossible (past)

Phrases

do the impossible ask for the moon

Frequently Paired Words

do the impossible ask for the moon

Questions

What does ask the impossible mean?: To request or expect something that is too difficult.

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