ask

Plural: asks

Verb

Verb Forms: asked, asking, asks

• To say something in order to obtain an answer.
• inquire about
  • "I asked about their special today"
  • "He had to ask directions several times"
• make a request or demand for something to somebody
  • "She asked him for a loan"
• direct or put; seek an answer to
  • "ask a question"
• consider obligatory; request and expect
  • "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"
• address a question to and expect an answer from
  • "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"
  • "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
• require as useful, just, or proper
  • "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
• require or ask for as a price or condition
  • "He is asking $200 for the table"
  • "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
• To request or petition.
• To request (information, or an answer to a question).
• To request or petition.
• To request or enquire of (a person).
• To request or petition.
• To request (an item or service); see also ask for.
• To request or petition.
• To request (someone to do something).
• To request or petition.
• To request permission (to do something).
• To put forward (a question) to be answered.
• To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
• To invite.
• To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
• To take (a person's situation) as an example.

Noun

• An act or instance of asking.
• Something asked or asked for.
• An asking price.
• A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
• An eft; newt.
• A lizard.

Examples

• Did you ask to use the car?
• Don’t ASK me for a word; find it yourself!
• Don’t ask them to the wedding.
• Emma asked Jim to close his eyes.
• I asked her (for) her age.
• I asked her age.
• I didn't know the answer so I asked.
• I know this is a big ask, but …
• If you want help, you only have to ask.
• If you want to know, ask her.
• It’s asking a lot of this old car to make it all the way up to Scotland.
• I’m going to ask this lady (for) directions.
• She asked to see the doctor.
• to ask a favour
• to ask a question
• to ask a riddle
• to ask for a second helping at dinner
• to ask for help with homework
• What price are you asking for the house?

Synonyms

call for, demand, enquire, expect, inquire, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take, request

Antonyms

obviate

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