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| 1. | [ verb ] inquire about | |
| Synonyms: | inquire enquire | |
| Examples: | "I asked about their special today" "He had to ask directions several times" |
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| Related terms: | communicate consult investigate pry question inquirer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a request or demand for something to somebody | |
| Examples: | "She asked him for a loan" |
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| Related terms: | request request solicit invite invite invite ask_out | |
| 3. | [ verb ] direct or put; seek an answer to | |
| Synonyms: | pose | |
| Examples: | : "ask a question" |
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| Related terms: | formulate inquirer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] consider obligatory; request and expect | |
| Synonyms: | expect require | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | demand call expectation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a request of or for | |
| Examples: | : "ask money for the church" "ask a favor" |
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| Related terms: | request | |
| 6. | [ verb ] address a question to and expect an answer from | |
| Examples: | "Ask your teacher about trigonometry" "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
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| Related terms: | address interrogate question inquirer | |
| 7. | [ verb ] require or ask for as a price or condition | |
| Examples: | "He is asking $200 for the table" "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage" |
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| Related terms: | demand | |
| 8. | [ verb ] require as useful, just, or proper | |
| Synonyms: | require need demand take call_for involve necessitate postulate | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | obviate imply cost claim cry_out_for draw govern claim need requirement necessity necessity | |
| Similar spelling: |
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