ask

Verbs

• (v) inquire about
  • I asked about their special today
  • He had to ask directions several times
  enquire, inquire,
• (v) make a request or demand for something to somebody
  • She asked him for a loan
• (v) direct or put; seek an answer to
  • ask a question
• (v) 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,
• (v) address a question to and expect an answer from
  • Ask your teacher about trigonometry
  • The children asked me about their dead grandmother
• (v) 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,
• (v) 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

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