ask

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.

2. 2transitive verb

   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?

3. 3transitive verb

   To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.

4. 4transitive verb

   To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.

5. 5transitive verb

   To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after.

8. 8noun

   A water newt.

9. 9verb

   make a request or demand for something to somebody

   "She asked him for a loan"

10. 10verb

    consider obligatory; request and expect

    "We require our secretary to be on time"

    "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"

    Synonyms

    expectrequire
11. 11verb

    inquire about

    "I asked about their special today"

    "He had to ask directions several times"

    Synonyms

    enquireinquire
12. 12verb

    direct or put; seek an answer to

    "ask a question"

13. 13verb

    address a question to and expect an answer from

    "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"

    "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

14. 14verb

    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"

15. 15verb

    require as useful, just, or proper

    "It takes nerve to do what she did"

    "success usually requires hard work"

    Synonyms

    demandinvolvenecessitateneedpostulaterequiretake