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Ask Out
see synonyms of ask outVerb
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Ask Out
see synonyms of ask outverb
1. (often foll by about)
to put a question (to); request an answer (from)
she asked (him) about God
2. (transitive)
to inquire about
she asked him the time of the train
she asked the way
3. (transitive)
to direct or put (a question)
4. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive; often foll by for)
to make a request or demand
she asked (him) for information
they asked for a deposit
5. (transitive)
to demand or expect (esp in the phrases ask a lot of, ask too much of)
6. Also: ask out, ask over (transitive)
to request (a person) politely to come or go to a place; invite
he asked her to the party
7. (transitive)
to need; require
the job asks both time and patience
8. (transitive) archaic
to proclaim (marriage banns)
noun
9. a big ask
noun
Norse mythology
the first human, created by the gods from an ash tree
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Ask Out
see synonyms of ask out verb transitive
1.
to use words in seeking the answer to (a question); try to find out about by inquiring
2.
to put a question to (a person); inquire of
3.
to request; solicit; beg
4.
to demand or expect as a price
they ask ten dollars for it
5.
to be in need of or call for (a thing)
6.
to invite
verb intransitive
7.
to request information
8.
to make a request (for)
9.
to inquire (about, after, or for)
10.
to behave in such a way that one appears to be looking (for trouble, punishment, etc.)
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Ask Out
see synonyms of ask outv. asked, ask·ing, asks
v. tr.
1. To put a question to: When we realized that we didn't know the answer, we asked the teacher.
2. To seek an answer to: ask a question.
3. To seek information about: asked directions.
4.
a. To make a request of: asked me for a loan.
b. 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.
5. To require or call for as a price or condition: asked ten dollars for the book.
6. To expect or demand: ask too much of a child.
7. To invite: asked them to dinner.
8. Archaic To publish, as marriage banns.
v.intr.
1. To make inquiry; seek information.
2. To make a request: asked for help.
n. pl. asks
Informal
Informal
1. The act of making a request: “He was contacted by the mayor's fund-raiser ... a day after the mayor made the ask” (Jennifer Fermino).
2. Something that is requested: “Being funny on demand is a big ask” (Anne Curzan).
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