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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- ask :make a request or demand for something to somebody
- ask :direct or put; seek an answer to
- ask :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
- ask :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
- ask :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
- ask :make a date
- Has he asked you out yet?|He asekd me to a dance
- ask :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