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Dictionary definition · ask

verb

  1. make a request or demand for something to somebody"She asked him for a loan"
  2. direct or put; seek an answer to"ask a question"
  3. consider obligatory; request and expect"We require our secretary to be on time"
  4. address a question to and expect an answer from"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"
  5. require as useful, just, or proper"It takes nerve to do what she did"
  6. make a date"has he asked you out yet?"
  7. require or ask for as a price or condition"He is asking $200 for the table"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).