Ask meaning

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”

   “Aren't we asking too much of these children?”

   Synonymsrequireexpect

4. address a question to and expect an answer from

   “Ask your teacher about trigonometry”

   “The children asked me about their dead grandmother”

   Synonymsinquireenquire

5. require as useful, just, or proper

   “It takes nerve to do what she did”

   “success usually requires hard work”

   Synonymsnecessitatepostulateneedrequiretakeinvolvecall fordemand

6. make a date

   “Has he asked you out yet?”

   “He asekd me to a dance”

   Synonymsask outinvite outtake out

7. 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”