Ask

Verb

 * 1) look for an answer to a question by speaking.
 * 2) approach someone to do something.

Noun

 * 1) An act or instance of asking.
 * 2) Something asked or asked for; a request.
 * 3)  An eft; newt.

Adverbs for Ask
courteously; equably; genially; discreetly; vaguely; pointedly; cannily; unctuously;spitefully; specifically; evasively; incredulously; querulously; swiftly; bluntly; huskily; contemptuously; relentlessly; persuasively; listlessly; compassionately; placidly;critically; guardedly; grouchily; shrewdly; brusquely; involuntarily; guilelessly; insistently; delicately; piteously; beseechingly; impressively; audaciously; plaintively; ironically; deadly; tremulously; naively; belligerently; provisionally; quizzically; socratically; apprehensively.

Synonyms for Ask
question, request, petition, pray, demand, solicit, supplicate, beg, beseech, appeal, apply for.

Antonyms for Ask
answer, refuse, command, reject, deny, claim, insist

Thesaurus
apply for; argue; ask a question; ask about; ask for; ask questions; assess; be hurting for; be indicated; beg; beg leave; beseech; bespeak; bid; bid come; blackmail; bring into question; call; call for; call in; canvass; catechize; challenge; charge; charge for; claim; clamor for; crave; cry for; cry out for; debate; deliberate; demand; desire; discuss; entreat; exact; examine; extort; file for; have occasion for; implore; importune; impose; indent; inquire; inquire of; interpellate; interrogate; invite; issue an invitation; issue an ultimatum; levy; make a demand; make a request; make a requisition; make application; make dutiable; make inquiry; necessitate; need; order; order up; place an order; prerequire; pro rata; propose a question; propound a question; prorate; put in for; put in requisition; put queries; query; question; quiz; request; require; require an answer; requisition; review; screw; seek; solicit; stick for; summon; take; take doing; talk over; tax; tithe; want; want doing; want to know; warn; whistle for; wish

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"{sk/}}
 * , {{SAMPA|/"{sk/}}

Etymology 1
From asken:, from  axian:, ascian:, from, from. Cognate with easkje:,  eisen:,  heischen:,  æske:,  äska:,  искать:.

Alternative forms

 * aask (Jamaican English)

Etymology 2
From aske:, arske:, from  aþexe:, from, from  (from ) +  (from ). Cognate with ask:, awsk:, esk:,  hagedis:,  Echse:, Eidechse:.

Derived terms

 * ask after
 * ask around
 * ask for


 * ask in
 * ask out
 * ask over


 * ask round
 * no questions asked