Ask
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑːsk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ask is a verb meaning To request or petition.
Meaning
To request or petition.
More Meanings
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To invite.
- (figurative, chiefly continuous aspect) To indirectly encourage or make more likely (an undesirable outcome).
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- (figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- An act or instance of asking.
Example Sentences
to ask a riddle
to ask a question
Don’t ask them to the wedding.
What price are you asking for the house?
Word Forms
- asks
- asking
- asked
- askest
- askedst
- asketh
- asken
- aske
- asker
- askerd
- askard
Synonyms for ask
Depending on context, synonyms include request, inquire, necessitate, demand, pose, need.
Antonyms for ask
Common opposites include obviate, eliminate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inquire, enquire, require, demand, necessitate, need.
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