verbπShareTo request (information, or an answer to a question)."I asked her age."communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo put forward (a question) to be answered."to ask a question"communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo interrogate or enquire of (a person)."The teacher was asking the students questions about the book. "communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo request or petition; usually with for."to ask for a second helping at dinner"actioncommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo request permission to do something."Did you ask to use the car?"communicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity."What price are you asking for the house?"demandbusinessactionjobvalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo invite."My mother is asking me to help with dinner tonight. "communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.""The couple will be asking in church for three Sundays before the wedding." "religionfamilyritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take (a person's situation) as an example.""When negotiating salary, don't start by asking her situation; research the average pay for the role and use that as your starting point." "situationactionwordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act or process of posing a question or making a request."His asking was greeted with silence."communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA request, or petition."The organization received many askings for donations after the disaster. "demandcommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading