v. t.1.To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; - often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.
[imp. & p. p. Asked ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Asking.]
Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.
- Judg. xviii. 5.
2.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?
Ask me never so much dowry.
- Gen. xxxiv. 12.
To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
- Luke xii. 48.
3.To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.
He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
- John ix. 21.
4.To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
5.To publish in church for marriage; - said of both the banns and the persons.
v. i.1.To request or petition; - usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
Ask, and it shall be given you.
- Matt. vii. 7.
2.To make inquiry, or seek by request; - sometimes followed by after.
Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name?
- Gen. xxxii. 29.
n.1.(Zool.) A water newt.
Verb1.ask - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
Synonyms: enquire, inquire
2.ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
3.ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
4.ask - 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"
Synonyms: expect, require
5.ask - 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"
6.ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
7.ask - 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"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
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