- ask, inquire, enquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
--1 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun asker1
They ask whether there was a traffic accident
- ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
--2 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
They ask him to write the letter
- ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
--3 is one way to give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun asker1
Somebody ----s something
- ask, require, expect - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
--4 is one way to demand
Sample sentence:
They ask him to write the letter
- ask - require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
--5 is one way to demand
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
--6 is one way to address, turn to
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun asker1
They ask them the information
- necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"