To ask is to pose a question or request something. If you say "What time is lunch?", then you're asking a question.
To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.
Verb
make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
Verb
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"
Verb
inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
Verb
direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
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address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
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require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
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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";
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.
Ask
Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.2.
Ask me never so much dowry.
To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity.3.
He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
He asked the way to Chester.4.
Ask
Ask, and it shall be given you.2.
Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name?
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.
To request or petition; -- usually folllowed by for;
A water newt.
Usage Examples
All we ask is to be let alone.
After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.
'American Horror' goes for a very specific kind of Seventies suburban downer ambience - 'Flowers in the Attic' paperbacks, Black Sabbath album covers and late-night flicks like 'Let's Scare Jessica to Death.' It even has 'Go Ask Alice'-era urban legends.
A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.
A mission is a place where you ask nonbelievers to come and find faith and hope and feel love.
And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad.
And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.
Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.
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Other Usage ExamplesAccuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here's my rule: Ask yourself, 'Did this thing happen?' If the answer is yes, then it's historical. Then ask, 'Did this thing happen precisely this way?' If the answer is yes, then it's history if the answer is no, not precisely this way, then it's historical drama.
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
And we've got to ask ourselves some very serious questions as to whether or not certain religious leaders, in terms of raising money - I hate to bring this up - are pushing hot buttons.
And we ask the American people to play an important part of our layered defense. We ask for cooperation, patience and a commitment to vigilance in the face of a determined enemy.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions they pass no criticisms.
All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.
A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt 'Don't bother me - I've got important work to do.'
Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it.
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