ask

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To say something to someone in order to get an answer or information.

   I asked them when the bus was coming.

2. 2
   verb

   To say that you want someone to give or do something.

   She asked her boss for a day off.

3. 3
   verb

   To want a particular price for something.

   They are asking $200 for the table.

4. 4
   verb

   To invite someone to go somewhere or do something.

   He asked her to the party.

Common collocations

• ask a question Verb + noun
• ask for Verb + preposition/particle
• ask a favor Verb + noun
• ask about Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sḱé-ti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken English ask From Middle English asken, axen, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish; request”). Cognate with Sat…

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