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Ask — synonyms, definition

1. ask (Noun)

6 synonyms
examine interrogate interrogation query question survey

2. ask (Verb)

73 synonyms
accost address adjure appeal apply to ask for await be entitled to beckon beg beseech bid call call for call in catechise catechize challenge charge claim • • •
7 definitions

ask (Verb) — Request information about. ex. "I asked about their special today" ex. "He had to ask directions several times"

ask (Verb) — Make a request or demand for something to somebody. ex. "She asked him for a loan"

ask (Verb) — Direct or put; seek an answer to. ex. "ask a question"

ask (Verb) — Consider obligatory; request and expect. ex. "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"

ask (Verb) — Address a question to and expect an answer from. ex. "Ask your teacher about trigonometry" ex. "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

ask (Verb) — Must previously have happened or existed, happen or be in place during (in order for stated thing to be happening or be the case). ex. "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"

ask (Verb) — Require or ask for as a price or condition. ex. "He is asking $200 for the table" ex. "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

14 types of
address articulate bespeak call for communicate demand formulate give voice intercommunicate phrase quest request turn to word
20 types
call claim compel confer with consult cost cry for cry out for draw exact govern interrogate nosey nosy pry query question request solicit take
3 see also
ask in ask out ask over