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ask directions

AmE ['@sk di 'rek S.nz] = /ˈæsk dɪˈrekʃənz/
BrE ['a:sk dai 'rek S.nz] = /ˈɑːsk daɪˈrekʃənz/
  1. When you don’t know where you are, or when you don’t know how to get to a place, you can ask directions. Talk to the first person that you see. Ask that person where you should go.
    I don’t like maps. I prefer to just stop and ask directions.
    I think we’re lost. Let’s pull over and ask directions.