| VERB | communication | ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody |
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| communication | ask | direct or put | |
| communication | ask, require, expect | consider obligatory | |
| communication | ask, inquire, enquire | address a question to and expect an answer from | |
| stative | ask, necessitate, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand | require as useful, just, or proper | |
| social | ask, ask out, invite out, take out | make a date | |
| communication | ask | require or ask for as a price or condition |
| Sounds | ae'sk | |
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| Rhymes | bask ... unmask: 10 rhymes with aesk... | |
| Meaning | make a request or demand for something to somebody. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They ask him to write the letter | |
| Example | "She asked him for a loan" | |
| Narrower | request | ask (a person) to do something |
| solicit | make a solicitation or petition for something desired | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| See also | ask in | ask to enter |
| ask out | make a date | |
| ask over, ask round | invite someone to one's house | |
| Spanish | pedir, requerir, solicitar | |
| Catalan | demanar | |
| Meaning | direct or put; seek an answer to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "ask a question" | |
| Broader | give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate | put into words or an expression |
| Similar to | ask, inquire, enquire | address a question to and expect an answer from |
| Spanish | consultar, preguntar | |
| Catalan | demanar, plantejar una pregunta, preguntar | |
| Nouns | asker | someone who asks a question |
| Meaning | Consider obligatory; request and expect. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They ask him to write the letter | |
| Example | "Aren't we asking too much of these children?" | |
| Synonyms | require, expect | |
| Narrower | call | require the presentation of for redemption before maturation |
| Broader | demand | request urgently and forcefully |
| Spanish | anticipar, esperar, pedir, requerir | |
| Catalan | anticipar, demanar, esperar, requerir | |
| Meaning | address a question to and expect an answer from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They ask them the information | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | inquire, enquire | |
| Narrower | consult, confer with | Get or ask advice from |
| interrogate, question | pose a series of questions to | |
| pry | Be nosey | |
| question, query | pose a question | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Similar to | ask | direct or put |
| Spanish | consultar, informarse, inquirir, interrogar, investigar, pedir, preguntar, solicitar | |
| Catalan | preguntar, sol·licitar | |
| Nouns | asker | someone who asks a question |
| Meaning | require as useful, just, or proper. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This job asks a lot of patience and skill" | |
| Synonyms | necessitate, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand | |
| Narrower | claim, take, exact | Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs |
| compel | Necessitate or exact | |
| cost | require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice | |
| cry out for, cry for | Need badly or desperately | |
| draw | require a specified depth for floating | |
| govern | require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood | |
| Opposite | obviate, rid of, eliminate | Do away with |
| Similar to | claim, take, exact | Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs |
| Spanish | demandar, exigir, implicar, involucrar, necesitar, pedir, precisar, preguntar, reclamar, requerir, solicitar | |
| Catalan | exigir, implicar, involucrar, necessitar, precisar, preguntar, reclamar, requerir | |
| Meaning | make a date. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Has he asked you out yet?" | |
| Synonyms | ask out, invite out, take out | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | citar, invitar a salir, invitar, sacar a pasear | |
| Meaning | require or ask for as a price or condition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | demand | request urgently and forcefully |
| Spanish | pedir | |
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