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Ask   /æsk/   Listen
verb
Ask  v. t.  (past & past part. asked; pres. part. asking)  
1.
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." "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
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." "To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." "An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity."
3.
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." "He asked the way to Chester."
4.
To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
5.
To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
Synonyms: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat; beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim; exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.


Ask  v. i.  
1.
To request or petition; usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread. "Ask, and it shall be given you."
2.
To make inquiry, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after. "Wherefore... dost ask after my name?"


noun
Ask  n.  (Zool.) A water newt. (Scot. & North of Eng.)





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... men in prison must bear. They are deprived of liberty, separated from friends, no social intercourse, and constantly maintaining an unnatural position. The convict's place is lower than the most degraded menial; he must ask for permission even to get a drink of water. No serf of earth, no slave, however wretched, has a sadder lot. These unhappy mortals have yielded to temptation, have fallen, and are paying the penalty of violated law. Who can think of these degraded beings, without, to some extent, its ...
— The Twin Hells • John N. Reynolds
... ring-master. "But there's one thing, though. If they ask to have Sim Dobley back again I'll tell 'em it can't be done. I won't have that fellow around. That's ...
— Joe Strong, the Boy Fish - or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank • Vance Barnum
... was tired of hiding, tired of playing his game. One look at the face he had loved from its babyhood had turned the tide. Lawson had never before been so long shut away from his guiding star. And she had said that he might ask again when he dared—and so he came forth from his cave-place. Once outside, he drew a deep, free breath, turned his handsome face to the sky, and felt the prayer that another might ...
— The Man Thou Gavest • Harriet T. Comstock
... what has happened," replied Harry Somerville, who was the first to recover his composure; "I presume you intended to ask, 'What has caused it to happen?' Perhaps the skipper will ...
— The Young Fur Traders • R.M. Ballantyne
... began, nothing loth, and I must confess even I was struck by Evesham's reckless folly in the wild and threatening words he had used. And this messenger they had sent to me not only told me of Evesham's speech, but went on to ask counsel and to point out what need they had of me. While he talked, my lady sat a little forward and ...
— The Door in the Wall And Other Stories • H. G. Wells


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