ask
ask is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 11 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John xv.
- 2.2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask Ask me never so much dowry. Gen. xxxiv.
- 3.To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke xii.
- 4.An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity. Addison.
- 5.To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question. He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. John ix.
- 6.He asked the way to Chester. Shak.
- 7.To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
- 8.To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons. Fuller. See Beg.
- 9.To request or petition; -- usually folllowed by for; as, to ask for bread. Ask, and it shall be given you. Matt. vii.
- 10.2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after. Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name Gen. xxxii.
- 11.A water newt. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- beseech
- claim
- crave
- demand
- entreat
- exhibit
- implore
- inquire
- interrogate
- petition
- request
- require
- seek
- solicit
- to beg
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- absorbing
- call
- cannot
- case
- charge
- claim
- command
- create
- crying
- death
- deficiency
- demand
- desiderate
- desideratum
- desire
- destitute
- dispense
- essential
- essentiality
- exaction
- exigency
- exigent
- for
- have
- imperative
- indispensability
- indispensable
- injunction
- instant
- lack
- life
- lose
- make
- mandate
- matter
- necessarily
- necessary
- necessitate
- necessity
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is ask.
- What is if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John xv called?
- What is 2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask Ask me never so much dowry. Gen. xxxiv called?
- What is to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke xii called?
- What is an exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity. Addison called?
- What is to interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question. He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. John ix called?
- What is to invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment called?
- What is to publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons. Fuller. See Beg called?
- What is to request or petition; -- usually folllowed by for; as, to ask for bread. Ask, and it shall be given you. Matt. vii called?
- What is 2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after. Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name Gen. xxxii called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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