Etymology : Middle English, from Old English Ascian; akin to Old High German eiscOn to ask, Lithuanian eiskoti to seek, Sanskrit icchati he seeks
Pronunciation : ask, [a]sk;
dial aks
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. inquire, question. ask\ask\, v. i.
2. to request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread. ask, and it shall be given you. vii.
3. 2. to make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after. wherefore dost ask after my name? xxxii. 29.ask \ask\ , n. [see:
2d asker.] (zo?l.) a water newt. [scot. & north of eng.] [ask \ask\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. asked ; p. pr. & vb. n. asking.] [oe. asken, ashen, axien, as. āscian, ācsian; akin to os. ēscōn, ohg. eiscōn, sw. āska, dan. ?ske, d. eischen, g. heischen, lith. jësk?ti, oslav. iskati to seek, skr. ish to desire. ?5.].
4. to request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed. ask counsel, we pray thee, of god. xviii.
5. if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. xv.
6. 2. to require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask? ask me never so much dowry. xxxiv.
7. to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
8. an exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity.
9. to interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question. he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. ix.
10. he asked the way to chester.
11. to invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
12. to publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.
13. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.
14. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask? To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.
15. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
16. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
17. To request or petition; usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
18. To make inquiry, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after.
19. A water newt. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan" 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" inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage".
20. 1. If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer. `How is Frank?' he asked I asked him his name I wasn't the only one asking questions She asked me if I'd enjoyed my dinner If Daniel asks what happened in court we will tell him You will have to ask David about that `I'm afraid to ask what it cost.' --- `Then don't ask.'.
21. If you ask someone to do something, you tell them that you want them to do it. We had to ask him to leave.
22. If you ask to do something, you tell someone that you want to do it. I asked to see:
the Director.
23. If you ask for something, you say that you would like it. I decided to go to the next house and ask for food.
24. If you ask for someone, you say that you would like to speak to them. There's a man at the gate asking for you.
25. If you ask someone's permission, opinion, or forgiveness, you try to obtain it by putting a request to them. Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call.
26. If you ask someone to an event or place, you invite them to go there. Couldn't you ask Jon to the party? She asked me back to her house.
27. If someone is asking a particular price for something, they are selling it for that price. Mr Pantelaras was asking £6,000 for his collection.
28. feelings You reply `don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked. `She's got other things on her mind, wouldn't you think?' `Don't ask me,' murmured Chris. `I've never met her.'.
29. feelings You can say `may I ask' as a formal way of asking a question, which shows you are annoyed or suspicious about something. May I ask where you're going, sir?.
30. emphasis You can say `if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion. He was nuts, if you ask me.
31. If you say that someone is asking for trouble or is asking for it, you mean that they are behaving in a way that makes it very likely that they will get into trouble. To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble. a big ask a situation in a sports competition when someone needs to get a lot of points or do something very difficult in order to win.
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