ask
/ˈask/
Dictionary
noun
- An act or instance of asking.
- Something asked or asked for.
"I know this is a big ask, but …"
- An asking price.
Synonyms:request
verb
- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
"I asked her age."
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
"to ask a question"
- To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
"I'm going to ask this lady for directions."
- To request or petition; usually with for.
"to ask for a second helping at dinner"
- To request permission to do something.
"Did you ask to use the car?"
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
"What price are you asking for the house?"
- To invite.
"Don't ask them to the wedding."
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- To take (a person's situation) as an example.
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