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1. (v.t.) ask
to put a question to; inquire of:
I asked her but she didn't answer.
2. ask
to request information about:
to ask the way.
3. ask
to put into words so as to gain information, attention, etc.; utter; pose:
to ask the right questions.
4. ask
to request:
to ask a favor.
5. ask
to solicit from; request of:
Could I ask you a favor?
6. ask
to demand; expect:
What price are they asking?
7. ask
to set a price of:
to ask $40 for the hat.
8. ask
to call for; need:
This experiment asks patience.
9. ask
to invite:
to ask guests to dinner.
10. (v.i.) ask
to make inquiry; inquire:
ask after a person.
11. ask
to request or petition (usu. fol. by for):
to ask for leniency.
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| Definition of 'ASK' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) ask, inquire, enquire
inquire about
"I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
2. (verb) ask
make a request or demand for something to somebody
"She asked him for a loan"
3. (verb) ask
direct or put; seek an answer to
"ask a question"
4. (verb) ask, require, expect
consider obligatory; request and expect
"We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
5. (verb) ask
address a question to and expect an answer from
"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
6. (verb) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
7. (verb) ask
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"
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1. (verb) ask
to make a request
to ask for money; to ask for help/permission; Jackie asked me to get it for her.; Ask if/whether they have any spare tickets.
2. ask
to say sth to get information
to ask a question; asked about her parents; I asked him who did it.; I didn't ask how they got here.
3. ask
to ask why/where/when, etc.
to expect sb to do sth
You can't ask people to get there that early.; How much are they asking for the car?
4. ask
to invite sb to go somewhere
Vincent asked John to go with him.
5. ask
asking for it/trouble
making an unpleasant situation likely
Walking home alone that late is asking for it.
6. ask
don't ask
indicates you do not want to talk about sth
"What happened?" "Don't even ask."
7. ask
if you ask me
emphasizes your opinion
If you ask me, he should have refused.
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| Definition of 'ASK' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ASK
a water newt
2. (verb) ASK
to request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed
3. (verb) ASK
to require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask?
4. (verb) ASK
to interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question
5. (verb) ASK
to invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment
6. (verb) ASK
to publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons
7. (verb) ASK
to request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread
8. (verb) ASK
to make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after
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Sense: to put a question
He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.
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 Afrikaans: vra |
 Arabic: يَسْأل |
 Bulgarian: питам |
 Brazilian: perguntar |
 Czech: zeptat se |
 German: fragen |
 Danish: spørge |
 Greek: ρωτώ |
 Spanish: preguntar |
 Estonian: küsima |
 Farsi: پرسیدن |
 Finnish: kysyä |
 French: demander |
 Hebrew: לִשׁאוֹל |
 Hindi: पूछना |
 Croatian: pitati |
 Hungarian: (meg)kérdez |
 Indonesian: bertanya |
 Icelandic: spyrja |
 Italian: chiedere |
 Japanese: 尋ねる |
 Korean: 물어보다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)klausti |
 Latvian: []jautāt |
 Malay: tanya |
 Dutch: vragen |
 Norwegian: spørre |
 Polish: pytać |
 Persian: پرسیدن |
 Pashto: پوښتل |
 Portuguese: perguntar |
 Romanian: aîntreba |
 Russian: спрашивать |
 Slovak: opýtať sa |
 Slovenian: vprašati |
 Serbian: pitati |
 Swedish: fråga |
 Thai: ถาม |
 Turkish: sormak |
 Taiwanese: 詢問 |
 Ukrainian: питати |
 Urdu: پوچھنا |
 Vietnamese: hỏi |
 Chinese: 询问 |
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