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Definitions for Ask

[1] to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
[2] to request information about: to ask the way.
[3] to try to get by using words; request: to ask advice; to ask a favor.
[4] to solicit from; request of: Could I ask you a favor? Ask her for advice.
[5] to demand; expect: What price are they asking? A little silence is all I ask.
[6] to set a price of: to ask $20 for the hat.
[7] to call for; need; require: This experiment asks patience.
[8] to invite: to ask guests to dinner.
[9] Archaic . to publish (banns).
[10] to make inquiry; inquire: to ask about a person.
[11] to request or petition (usually followed by for ): to ask for leniency; to ask for food.
[12] ask for it , to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc., by persisting in some action or manner: He was asking for it by his abusive remarks.
[13] the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
[14] (often foll by about) to put a question (to); request an answer (from) she asked ( him ) about God
[15] (tr) to inquire about she asked him the time of the train ; she asked the way
[16] (tr) to direct or put (a question)
[17] (may take a clause as object or an infinitive often foll by for ) to make a request or demand she asked ( him ) for information ; they asked for a deposit
[18] (tr) to demand or expect (esp in the phrases ask a lot of, ask too much of )
[19] Also: ask out , ask over (tr) to request (a person) politely to come or go to a place; invite he asked her to the party
[20] (tr) to need; require the job asks both time and patience
[21] (tr) archaic to proclaim (marriage banns)
[22] a big ask or a tough ask British , Australian and NZ informal a task which is difficult to fulfil
[23] Norse myth the first man, created by the gods from an ash tree

Words related to Ask

inquire, challenge, quiz, request, demand, urge, sue, claim, plead, beg, charge, appeal, seek, order, petition, summon, propose, suggest, grill, needle

Words nearby Ask

asimov, asine, asinine, asio, asir, ask, ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer, ask after, ask for, ask for the moon, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country

Origin of Ask

< Old Norse Askr; see ash2

Other words from Ask

ask·er , noun
un·ask·ing , adjective
un·ask·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Ask

Old English āscian; related to Old Frisian āskia, Old Saxon ēscon, Old High German eiscōn

Synonyms for Ask

challenge, demand, inquire, quiz, request, buzz, canvass, catechize, direct, enjoin, examine, grill, hit, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pump, query, roast, sweat, cross-examine, give the third degree, go over, hunt for, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, put the screws to, put through the wringer