Main entry: ask
Definition: make a request or demand for something to somebody
Usage: She asked him for a loan
Main entry: ask, require, expect
Definition: consider obligatory; request and expect
Usage: 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
Main entry: inquire, enquire, ask
Definition: inquire about
Usage: I asked about their special today; He had to ask directions several times
Main entry: ask
Definition: direct or put; seek an answer to
Usage: ask a question
Main entry: ask
Definition: address a question to and expect an answer from
Usage: Ask your teacher about trigonometry; The children asked me about their dead grandmother
Main entry: ask
Definition: require or ask for as a price or condition
Usage: He is asking $200 for the table; The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage
Main entry: take, necessitate, need, ask, require, postulate, call for, involve, demand
Definition: require as useful, just, or proper
Usage: 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 postulate a patient's consent