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| ask [ ask ] (past and past participle asked, present participle ask·ing, 3rd person present singular asks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb question somebody: to communicate with somebody in order to get information
  Ask them how long it will take.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make request: to make a request for something
They asked me for my opinion.
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3. transitive verb invite somebody: to invite somebody to a social event
Only close friends were asked to dinner.
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4. transitive verb require something: to require somebody to give or contribute something
The job asks a lot more of me than I expected.
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5. transitive verb name price: to name an amount as an acceptable price
They're asking $100,000 for the house.
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| [ Old English āscian< Indo-European, "to wish"] |
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| ask·er noun |
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for the asking available at no cost
apples for the asking
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