Lexic.us

Definition of ASK

1. Verb. Inquire about. "They ASK whether there was a traffic accident"; "He had to ask directions several times"

2. Verb. Make a request or demand for something to somebody. "They ASK him to write the letter"; "She asked him for a loan"

3. Verb. Direct or put; seek an answer to. "Ask a question"

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"

5. Verb. Address a question to and expect an answer from. "They ASK them the information"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

6. Verb. Require as useful, just, or proper. "They ASK him to write the letter"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

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

1. A water newt. See: Asker. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of ASK

asilus asimadoline asine asinico asinicos asinine asininely asinineness asininities asininity

asiphonate asiphonates asiphonida asisite asitia ask ask-upmark kidney ask after ask around ask for

ask for it ask for the moon ask for trouble ask in ask me one on sport ask my arse ask out ask over ask round ask the question

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