English

Detailed Synonyms for ask in English

ask:

to ask verb (asks, asked, asking)

  1. to ask
    to request; to require; to ask; apply to; to appeal; to query; to petition; to beg; to examine; to pretest; to test; to try out; to try
    • request verb (requests, requested, requesting)
    • require verb (requires, required, requiring)
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
    • apply to verb
    • appeal verb (appeals, appealed, appealing)
    • query verb (queries, queried, querying)
    • petition verb (petitions, petitioned, petitioning)
    • beg verb (begs, begged, begging)
    • examine verb (examines, examined, examining)
    • pretest verb (pretests, pretested, pretesting)
    • test verb (tests, tested, testing)
    • try out verb (tries out, tried out, trying out)
    • try verb (tries, tried, trying)
  2. to ask
    to query; to ask; to demand; to wonder
    • query verb (queries, queried, querying)
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
    • demand verb (demands, demanded, demanding)
    • wonder verb (wonders, wondered, wondering)
  3. to ask
    to beg; to plead; to request; to appeal; to implore; to beseech; to pray; to query; to ask
    • beg verb (begs, begged, begging)
    • plead verb (pleads, pleaded, pleading)
    • request verb (requests, requested, requesting)
    • appeal verb (appeals, appealed, appealing)
    • implore verb (implores, implored, imploring)
    • beseech verb (beseeches, beseeched, beseeching)
    • pray verb (prays, prayed, praying)
    • query verb (queries, queried, querying)
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
  4. to ask
    to inquire; to ask
    • inquire verb (inquires, inquired, inquiring)
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
  5. to ask
    – make a request or demand for something to somebody 1
    to ask
    – make a request or demand for something to somebody 1
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • She asked him for a loan1
  6. to ask
    – consider obligatory; request and expect 1
    to require; to expect; to ask
    – consider obligatory; request and expect 1
    • require verb (requires, required, requiring)
      • We require our secretary to be on time1
    • expect verb (expects, expected, expecting)
      • I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons1
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • Aren't we asking too much of these children?1
  7. to ask
    – inquire about 1
    to inquire; to ask; enquire
    – inquire about 1
    • inquire verb (inquires, inquired, inquiring)
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • I asked about their special today1
      • He had to ask directions several times1
    • enquire verb
  8. to ask
    – direct or put; seek an answer to 1
    to ask
    – direct or put; seek an answer to 1
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • ask a question1
  9. to ask
    – address a question to and expect an answer from 1
    to ask
    – address a question to and expect an answer from 1
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • The children asked me about their dead grandmother1
  10. to ask
    – require or ask for as a price or condition 1
    to ask
    – require or ask for as a price or condition 1
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • He is asking $200 for the table1
      • The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage1
  11. to ask
    – require as useful, just, or proper 1
    to involve; to require; to demand; to need; to take; to ask; to postulate; to call for; to necessitate
    – require as useful, just, or proper 1
    • involve verb (involves, involved, involving)
    • require verb (requires, required, requiring)
      • success usually requires hard work1
    • demand verb (demands, demanded, demanding)
      • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice1
    • need verb (needs, needed, needing)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
      • It takes nerve to do what she did1
    • ask verb (asks, asked, asking)
      • This job asks a lot of patience and skill1
    • postulate verb (postulates, postulated, postulating)
      • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent1
    • call for verb (calls for, called for, calling for)
    • necessitate verb (necessitates, necessitated, necessitating)

Conjugations for ask:

present
  1. ask
  2. ask
  3. asks
  4. ask
  5. ask
  6. ask
simple past
  1. asked
  2. asked
  3. asked
  4. asked
  5. asked
  6. asked
present perfect
  1. have asked
  2. have asked
  3. has asked
  4. have asked
  5. have asked
  6. have asked
past continuous
  1. was asking
  2. were asking
  3. was asking
  4. were asking
  5. were asking
  6. were asking
future
  1. shall ask
  2. will ask
  3. will ask
  4. shall ask
  5. will ask
  6. will ask
continuous present
  1. am asking
  2. are asking
  3. is asking
  4. are asking
  5. are asking
  6. are asking
subjunctive
  1. be asked
  2. be asked
  3. be asked
  4. be asked
  5. be asked
  6. be asked
diverse
  1. ask!
  2. let's ask!
  3. asked
  4. asking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

ask

  1. ask

Related Words for "ask":

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Related Definitions for "ask":

  1. make a request or demand for something to somebody1
    • She asked him for a loan1
  2. consider obligatory; request and expect1
    • Aren't we asking too much of these children?1
  3. inquire about1
    • I asked about their special today1
    • He had to ask directions several times1
  4. direct or put; seek an answer to1
    • ask a question1
  5. address a question to and expect an answer from1
    • The children asked me about their dead grandmother1
  6. require or ask for as a price or condition1
    • He is asking $200 for the table1
    • The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage1
  7. require as useful, just, or proper1
    • This job asks a lot of patience and skill1

Related Synonyms for ask