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ask  (sk)

v. asked, ask·ing, asks

v.tr.

1. To put a question to: When we realized that we didn't know the answer, we asked the teacher.

2. To seek an answer to: ask a question.

3. To seek information about: asked directions.

4.

a. To make a request of: asked me for a loan.

b. To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: ask a favor of a friend; asked to go along on the trip; asked that he be allowed to stay out late.

5. To require or call for as a price or condition: asked ten dollars for the book.

6. To expect or demand: ask too much of a child.

7. To invite: asked them to dinner.

8. Archaic To publish, as marriage banns.

v.intr.

1. To make inquiry; seek information.

2. To make a request: asked for help.

Idioms:

ask for it/trouble Informal

To persist in an action despite the likelihood that it will result in difficulty or punishment.

ask out

To invite (someone) to a social engagement.

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[Middle English asken, from Old English csian, scian; see ais- in Indo-European roots.]

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asker n.

Synonyms: ask, question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
These verbs mean to seek information. Ask is the most neutral term: The coach asked me what was wrong.
Question implies careful and continuous asking: The prosecutor questioned the witness in great detail.
Inquire refers to a simple request for information: The committee will inquire how it can be of help.
Query usually suggests settling a doubt: The proofreader queried the spelling of the word.
Interrogate applies especially to official questioning: The detectives interrogated the suspects.
Examine refers particularly to close and detailed questioning to ascertain a person's knowledge or qualifications: Only lawyers who have been examined and certified by the bar association are admitted to practice.
Quiz denotes the informal examination of students: The teacher quizzed the pupils on the state capitals.

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ask

Verb

1. to say or write (something) in a form that requires an answer: I asked him his name, `do you think we'll have trouble landing?' he asked

2. to make a request or demand: the chairman asked for a show of hands

3. to invite

4. to inquire about: I pretended to be lost and asked for directions

5. to expect: is that too much to ask? [Old English āscian]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ask - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" enquire, inquire communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" pry - be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" confer with, consult - get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
	2.	ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" solicit - make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit" ask in, invite - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" ask out, invite out, take out - make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
	3.	ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" ask, enquire, inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
	4.	ask - 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" expect, require demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"
	5.	ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" ask, enquire, inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" query, question - pose a question interrogate, question - pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" address, turn to - speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
	6.	ask - 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" necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, take exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job" cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer" compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
	7.	ask - 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" demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

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ask

verb 1. inquire, question, quiz, query, interrogate << OPPOSITE answer

verb 2. request, apply to, appeal to, plead with, demand, urge, sue, pray, beg, petition, crave, solicit, implore, enjoin, beseech, entreat, supplicate

verb 3. invite, bid, summon

Translations

ask [ɑːsk] vt [+ question] → preguntar (= demand); pedir (= invite); invitar

vi to ask about sth → preguntar acerca de algo;

to ask sb sth/to do sth → preguntar algo a algn/pedir a algn que haga algo;

to ask sb about sth → preguntar algo a algn;

to ask (sb) a question → hacer una pregunta (a algn);

to ask sb the time → preguntar la hora a algn;

to ask sb out to dinner → invitar a cenar a algn

ask after vt fus → preguntar por

ask for vt fus → pedir;

it's just asking for trouble or for it → es buscarse problemas

ask [ɑːsk] vt → demander (= invite); inviter;

to ask sb sth/to do sth → demander à qn qch/de faire qch;

to ask sb the time → demander l'heure à qn;

to ask sb about sth → questionner qn au sujet de qch; se renseigner auprès de qn au sujet de qch;

to ask about the price → s'informer du prix, se renseigner au sujet du prix;

to ask (sb) a question → poser une question (à qn);

to ask sb out to dinner → inviter qn au restaurant

ask after vt fus → demander des nouvelles de

ask for vt fus → demander;

it's just asking for trouble or for it → ce serait chercher des ennuis

ask [ɑːsk] vt → fragen;

(invite) → einladen;

to ask sb to do sth → jdn bitten, etw zu tun;

to ask (sb) sth → (jdn) etw fragen;

to ask sb a question → jdm eine Frage stellen;

to ask sb the time → jdn nach der Uhrzeit fragen;

to ask sb about sth → jdn nach etw fragen;

to ask sb out to dinner → jdn zum Essen einladen

ask after ask vt fus → fragen nach

ask for ask vt fus → bitten um;

(trouble) → haben wollen;

it's just asking for trouble/it ask → das kann ja nicht gut gehen

ask [ɑːsk] vt (= request) → chiedere (= question); domandare (= invite); invitare;

to ask about sth → informarsi su or di qc;

to ask sb sth/sb to do sth → chiedere qc a qn/a qn di fare qc;

to ask sb about sth → chiedere a qn di qc;

to ask (sb) a question → fare una domanda (a qn);

to ask sb the time → chiedere l'ora a qn;

to ask sb out to dinner → invitare qn a mangiare fuori;

you should ask at the information desk → dovreste rivolgersi all'ufficio informazioni

ask after vt fus → chiedere di

ask for vt fus → chiedere;

it's just asking for trouble or for it → è proprio (come) andarsele a cercare

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ask

v ask [aːsk]

1 to put a question He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.vraيَسْألпитамzeptat sespørgefragenρωτώpreguntarküsimaپرسیدنkysyädemanderלִשׁאוֹלपूछनाpitati(meg)kérdezbertanyaspyrjachiedere尋ねる질문하다(pa)klausti[]jautāttanyavragenspørrepytaćperguntara întrebaспрашиватьopýtať savprašatipitatifrågaถามsormak詢問питатиپوچھناhỏi询问

2 to express a wish to someone for something I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?vraيَطْلُبзапитвамpožádatbede ombittenζητώpedir; preguntar porpalumaخواستن؛ درخواست کردنpyytäädemanderלְבַקֵשमांगनाtražitikérmintabiðja umchiedere頼む부탁하다(pa)prašytilūgtmemintavragenbe omprosićpedira cere(по)проситьpožiadaťprositizamolitibe [], fråga efterขอrica etmek, istemek要求проситиدرخواست کرناđề nghị要求

3 to invite He asked her to his house for lunch.uitnooiيَدْعوканяpozvatinvitereeinladenπροσκαλώinvitarkutsumaدعوت کردنkutsuainviterלְהַזְמִיןनिमंत्रण देनाpozvatimeghívmengundangbjóðainvitare招待する초대하다(pa)kviestiielūgt; uzaicinātjemputvrageninvitere, bezapraszaćconvidara invitaприглашатьpozvaťpovabitipozvatibjudaเชิญdavet etmek, çağırmak邀請запрошуватиدعوت دیناmời邀请

ask after

to make inquiries about the health etc of She asked after his father.vra naيَسأل عَن، يَسْتَفْسِر عَنпитам заptát se na zdraví někohospørge efter; forhøre sig omsich erkundigen nachρωτώ (να μάθω πληροφορίες ή νέα)preguntar por, interesarse por(järele) pärimaدربارۀ سلامتی کسی پرسیدنtiedustellades nouvelles demander deלִשְאוֹל לִשְלוֹםपूछताछ करनाraspitivati seérdeklődikmenanyakaninna eftir, spyrja frétta af e-mchiedere di～の安否を尋ねる안부를 묻다teirautisapjautātiesbertanyakan tentangvragen naarspørre etter, forhøre seg ompytać o, dopytywać się operguntar pora întreba deосведомляться;справлятьсяpopýtať sa (na zdravie ap.)zanimati se zapitati za nekogafråga om, höra sig för omถามถึงhâl hatır sormak問候питати про чиєсь здоров'яکے بارے میں پوچھناhỏi thăm问候

ask for

1 to express a wish to see or speak to (someone) When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.vra naيَطْلُبтърсяptát se po někomspørge efter; bede omfragen nachζητώ (να δω ή να μιλήσω με κπ.)preguntar por, reclamarküsimaخواستن؛ طلب کردنkysyädemander, réclamerלְבָקֵשनिवेदन करनाzatražitikeresmintabiðja um, spyrja eftirchiedere di会いたいという(면회를) 청하다(pa)kviesti, (pa)prašytipalūgt; pieprasītbertanyakanvragen naarbe om, spørre etterprosićpedira întreba (de); a cereспрашиватьpýtať sa na (koho)vprašati potražiti (nekoga)fråga efterถามถึง(biri) ile konuşmak, istemek想見(某人)﹐想與...說話просити проکے بارے میں پوچھناxin gặp ai寻找

2 to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant) Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.vra, soekيَجُرُّ المَتاعِبмолбаříkat si obede om; opsøge problemerherausfordernπάω γυρεύονταςbuscar, buscárselaotsimaدنبال چیزی بودنhakea, kerjätächercherלְחָפֵשׂदावत देनाtražitikeresi a bajtmencari-carileita eftir, biðja umcercare, andare in cerca di自らまねく...을 자초하다prisišauktisagādāt sev nepatikšanasmengundangvragen ombe om, oppsøke (problemer)prosić się (o)atraira o căuta (cu lu­mâ­narea)напрашиватьсяprivolať si (čo)naravnost iskati, izzivatiprizvatibe omเชิญ (สิ่งที่ไม่เป็นที่น่าพอใจ)belâ aramak, aranmak, kaşınmak自討苦吃лізти на рожен; лізти в пухирخواہ مخواہ مصیبت مول لیناchuốc lấy自讨苦吃

for the asking

you may have (something) simply by asking for it; This table is yours for the asking. as jy dit wil hêبِناء عَلى الطَّلَبпитанеstačí říctbare du beder (om)zu habenαρκεί να (το) ζητήσειςcon sólo pedirloilma pikemataبدست آوردن چیزی در صورت خواستن آنpyynnöstäil n'y a qu'à le demanderלְבַּקָשָתךमांगtreba samo zatražiti i dobit ćeš!csak kérni kellcuma-cuma, tinggal mintaþarf ekki nema spyrja(basta chiedere)くれとさえ言えば청구만 하면, 무료로vos paprašius, jei paprašysitja vēlaties; ja tas interesēpermintaanje hebt er maar om te vragenbare du ber om (noe)za darmoa pedidodacă vreiстоит только спроситьstačí povedaťna migljaj; če samo hočešsamo zatražitiutan vidare, bara genom att be om det(ง่ายสำหรับคุณ) ถ้าคุณขอ(sadece) istemek yeter, yeter ki istensin索取варто тільки попроситиکے متعلق پوچھناnếu yêu cầu索取