Verb

• S: (v) ask (ask%2:32:01::) (make a request or demand for something to somebody) "She asked him for a loan"
• S: (v) ask (ask%2:32:02::) (direct or put; seek an answer to) "ask a question"
• S: (v) ask (ask%2:32:05::), require (require%2:32:01::), expect (expect%2:32:00::) (consider obligatory; request and expect) "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"
• S: (v) ask (ask%2:32:04::), inquire (inquire%2:32:01::), enquire (enquire%2:32:00::) (address a question to and expect an answer from) "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; "I inquired about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
• S: (v) necessitate (necessitate%2:42:00::), ask (ask%2:42:00::), postulate (postulate%2:42:00::), need (need%2:42:00::), require (require%2:42:00::), take (take%2:42:00::), involve (involve%2:42:07::), call for (call_for%2:42:00::), demand (demand%2:42:00::) (require as useful, just, or proper) "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"
• S: (v) ask out (ask_out%2:41:00::), ask (ask%2:41:00::), invite out (invite_out%2:41:00::), take out (take_out%2:41:00::) (make a date) "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a dance"
• S: (v) ask (ask%2:32:09::) (require or ask for as a price or condition) "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"