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Ask (Verb)

Meaning 1

Make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a dance".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • She's been waiting for him to ask her out for weeks, but so far nothing has happened.
  • He asked her to the prom and she was more than happy to accept.
  • Her friends were curious and kept asking if he had asked her to the party yet.
  • He finally mustered the courage to ask her to a dinner date at her favorite restaurant.
  • She burst into the room to tell her friends that he had asked her to be his girlfriend.

Synonyms

  • Take Out
  • Ask Out
  • Invite Out

Hypernyms

  • Request
  • Bespeak
  • Call For
  • Quest

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • They are asking a significant deposit for this project, so we need to secure more funding.
  • The museum is asking a fixed fee from local art students for the workshop.
  • The construction company is asking the city 5 million dollars for the new stadium design.
  • He is asking a relatively steep price of 300,000 dollars for this old apartment.
  • The hackers are asking an undisclosed amount in Bitcoin for not releasing the company's sensitive information online.

Meaning 3

Direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The teacher will ask the student to come to her office after class.
  • She doesn't like to ask for help because she wants to prove her independence.
  • Can I ask a question about the project requirements?
  • He will ask the lawyer to explain the contract one more time.
  • The researcher will ask the participants about their experience during the study.

Hypernyms

  • Formulate
  • Articulate
  • Phrase
  • Word

Related Words

  • Asker (noun)

Meaning 4

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 postulate a patient's consent".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Necessitate
  • Need
  • Involve
  • Demand
  • Require
  • Call For
  • Postulate
  • Take

Hyponyms

  • Cry Out For
  • Exact
  • Compel
  • Cost
  • Claim
  • Govern
  • Draw

Meaning 5

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".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Expect
  • Require

Meaning 6

Make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Bespeak
  • Call For
  • Ask For
  • Quest

Related Words

  • Ask Over (verb)
  • Ask In (verb)
  • Ask Out (verb)
  • Ask Round (verb)

Meaning 7

Address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; "I inquired about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • I asked the instructor to explain the complex math concept again.
  • Don't be afraid to ask your boss about a possible raise.
  • She has to ask for directions every time she visits a new city.
  • Could you ask the chef about ingredients used in this dish for people with allergies.
  • My colleague asked me to ask the IT department to fix her computer.

Synonyms

  • Inquire
  • Enquire

Hypernyms

  • Intercommunicate

Hyponyms

  • Question
  • Query
  • Confer With

Related Words

  • Asker (noun)
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