ask
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• verb
To say something in order to obtain an answer or some information.
"She raised her hand to ask the professor a question about the lecture."
To request someone to do or give something.
"He decided to ask his neighbor for help moving the heavy sofa."
To invite someone to one's home or to attend a social event or function.
"They plan to ask about thirty close friends to their wedding reception."
To expect or demand a specified price or payment in exchange for an item or property.
"The antique dealer is asking five hundred dollars for the nineteenth-century clock."
• noun
A request, requirement, or favor sought from someone, especially in a business, political, or fundraising context.
"Raising two million dollars in three months is a big ask for such a small charity."
The price at which a seller offers to sell a security, commodity, or asset on a financial market.
"The spread between the bid and the ask narrowed significantly during afternoon trading."
• Rhymes for ask
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English āscian (to question, demand, or seek), which also had the common metathesized variant āxian, from Proto-Germanic *aiskōną.