ask
[ask, ahsk]
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make inquiry; inquire: to ask about a person.
to request or petition (usually followed by for): to ask for leniency; to ask for food.
Origin of ask
before 900; Middle English asken, axen, Old English āscian, āxian; cognate with Old Frisian āskia, Old Saxon ēscon, Old High German eiscōn (German heischen), Sanskrit icchati (he) seeks
Synonyms for ask
Antonyms for ask
1, 10. answer.
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Related Words for asker
vagabond, panhandler, bum, interrogator, questioner, supplicant, deadbeat, tramp, mendicant, hobo, borrower, scrounger, rustler, researcher, investigator, proberExamples from the Web for asker
Historical Examples of asker
It was a common question with no meaning to the asker, but of how much to Tara!
TaraPhilip Meadows Taylor
If the asker's needs were greater than his own he divided with him the little which he had.
William Lloyd GarrisonArchibald H. Grimke
This latter question, we believe, is frequently the outcome of carelessness or laziness on the part of the asker.
The Sea ShoreWilliam S. Furneaux
No one refuses the asker anything that he possesses; on the contrary, they themselves invite us to ask for it.
Questions as to the value of money and power were almost invariably brushed aside, or pressed at extreme risk to the asker.
Monday or TuesdayVirginia Woolf
ask
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Word Origin for ask
Old English āscian; related to Old Frisian āskia, Old Saxon ēscon, Old High German eiscōn
Ask
noun
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