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Definition of Ask
1. Verb. Inquire about. "They ask whether there was a traffic accident"; "He had to ask directions several times"
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate
Specialized synonyms: Pry, Confer With, Consult
Derivative terms: Asker, Enquirer, Enquiry, Inquirer, Inquiring, Inquiry
2. Verb. Make a request or demand for something to somebody. "They ask him to write the letter"; "She asked him for a loan"
Specialized synonyms: Request, Solicit
Also: Ask In, Ask Out, Ask Over, Ask Round
3. Verb. Direct or put; seek an answer to. "Ask a question"
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Formulate, Give Voice, Phrase, Word
Derivative terms: Asker
4. Verb. Consider obligatory; request and expect. "They ask him to write the letter"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
Generic synonyms: Demand
Specialized synonyms: Call
Derivative terms: Expectation, Requirement
5. Verb. Address a question to and expect an answer from. "They ask them the information"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
Specialized synonyms: Query, Question, Interrogate, Question
Generic synonyms: Address, Turn To
Derivative terms: Asker
6. Verb. Require as useful, just, or proper. "They ask him to write the letter"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Specialized synonyms: Claim, Exact, Take, Govern, Draw, Cost, Cry For, Cry Out For, Compel
Related verbs: Claim, Exact, Take
Derivative terms: Demand, Demand, Necessity, Necessity, Need, Requirement
Antonyms: Obviate
7. Verb. Require or ask for as a price or condition. "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
Definition of Ask
1. 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.
2. v. i. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
3. n. A water newt.
Definition of Ask
1. Initialism. Amplitude Shift Keying ¹
2. Proper noun. (Norse mythology) The first male human, according to the w:Poetic Edda Poetic Edda. ¹
3. Verb. look for an answer to a question by speaking. ¹
4. Verb. approach someone to do something. ¹
5. Noun. An act or instance of asking. ¹
6. Noun. Something asked or asked for; a request. ¹
7. Noun. (context: UK dialectal and Scotland) An eft; newt. ¹
8. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) A lizard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ask
1. to put a question to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Ask
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