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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Meaning 6
Make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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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.