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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to put a question to; inquire of 1.2 to request information about 1.3 to try to get by using words; request 1.4 to solicit from; request of 1.5 to demand; expect 1.6 to set a price of 1.7 to call for; need; require 1.8 to invite 1.9 Archaic . to publish (banns). 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to make inquiry; inquire 2.2 to request or petition (usually fol. by for ) 3 Idiom 3.1 ask for it, to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc. 4 Antonyms 4.1 verb 5 Synonyms 5.1 verb

Verb (used with object)

to put a question to; inquire of

I asked him but he didn't answer.

to request information about

to ask the way.

to try to get by using words; request

to ask advice; to ask a favor.

to solicit from; request of

Could I ask you a favor? Ask her for advice.

to demand; expect

What price are they asking? A little silence is all I ask.

to set a price of

to ask

to call for; need; require

This experiment asks patience.

to invite

to ask guests to dinner.

Archaic . to publish (banns).

Verb (used without object)

to make inquiry; inquire

to ask about a person.

to request or petition (usually fol. by for )

to ask for leniency; to ask for food.

Idiom

ask for it, to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc.

by persisting in some action or manner

He was asking for it by his abusive remarks.

Antonyms

verb

answer , claim , command , insist , reply , repudiate , tell , disinvite , ignore

Synonyms

verb

buzz * , canvass , catechize , challenge , cross-examine , demand , direct , enjoin , examine , give the third degree , go over , grill * , hit * , hunt for , inquire , institute , interrogate , investigate , needle * , pick one’s brains , pop the question * , pry into , pump , put the screws to , put through the wringer , query , quiz , request , roast * , sweat * , angle , appeal , apply , beg , beseech , bite * , bum * , call for , charge , claim , command , contend for , crave , entreat , file for , hustle * , implore , impose , knock * , levy , mooch * , order , petition , plead , pray , promote * , requisition , seek , solicit , sue , supplicate , touch * , urge , bid , call upon , propose , suggest , summon , question , pose , put , raise , entail , involve , necessitate , require , take , adjure , call , desire , dun , enquire , exact , expect , grill , importune , invite , press , utter