ask

ask has 15 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• v. t.. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.
• v. t.. 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?
• v. t.. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.
• v. t.. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
• v. t.. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.
• v. i.. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
• v. i.. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after.
• n.. A water newt.
• v.. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
• v.. 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"
• v.. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
• v.. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"