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Definition of "ask" []

  • To put a question to: When we realized that we didn't know the answer, we asked the teacher. (verb-transitive)
  • To seek an answer to: ask a question. (verb-transitive)
  • To seek information about: asked directions. (verb-transitive)
  • To make a request of: asked me for a loan. (verb-transitive)
  • To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: ask a favor of a friend; asked to go along on the trip; asked that he be allowed to stay out late. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ask" in a sentence
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  • "The word ask should be understood as a continual asking or constant request."
  • "Which I suppose is as it should be, I mean if you can't refuse to do everything the label ask you to do what's the point in being in a massive pop group, right?"