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Detailed Synonyms for ask in English

ask:

to ask verbe (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 verbe (requests, requested, requesting)
    • require verbe (requires, required, requiring)
    • ask verbe (asks, asked, asking)
    • apply to verbe
    • appeal verbe (appeals, appealed, appealing)
    • query verbe (queries, queried, querying)
    • petition verbe (petitions, petitioned, petitioning)
    • beg verbe (begs, begged, begging)
    • examine verbe (examines, examined, examining)
    • pretest verbe (pretests, pretested, pretesting)
    • test verbe (tests, tested, testing)
    • try out verbe (tries out, tried out, trying out)
    • try verbe (tries, tried, trying)
  2. to ask
    to query; to ask; to demand; to wonder
    • query verbe (queries, queried, querying)
    • ask verbe (asks, asked, asking)
    • demand verbe (demands, demanded, demanding)
    • wonder verbe (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 verbe (begs, begged, begging)
    • plead verbe (pleads, pleaded, pleading)
    • request verbe (requests, requested, requesting)
    • appeal verbe (appeals, appealed, appealing)
    • implore verbe (implores, implored, imploring)
    • beseech verbe (beseeches, beseeched, beseeching)
    • pray verbe (prays, prayed, praying)
    • query verbe (queries, queried, querying)
    • ask verbe (asks, asked, asking)
  4. to ask
    to inquire; to ask
    • inquire verbe (inquires, inquired, inquiring)
    • ask verbe (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 verbe (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 verbe (requires, required, requiring)
      • We require our secretary to be on time1
    • expect verbe (expects, expected, expecting)
      • I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons1
    • ask verbe (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 verbe (inquires, inquired, inquiring)
    • ask verbe (asks, asked, asking)
      • I asked about their special today1
      • He had to ask directions several times1
    • enquire verbe
  8. to ask
    – direct or put; seek an answer to 1
    to ask
    – direct or put; seek an answer to 1
    • ask verbe (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 verbe (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 verbe (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 verbe (involves, involved, involving)
    • require verbe (requires, required, requiring)
      • success usually requires hard work1
    • demand verbe (demands, demanded, demanding)
      • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice1
    • need verbe (needs, needed, needing)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • It takes nerve to do what she did1
    • ask verbe (asks, asked, asking)
      • This job asks a lot of patience and skill1
    • postulate verbe (postulates, postulated, postulating)
      • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent1
    • call for verbe (calls for, called for, calling for)
    • necessitate verbe (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