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ask, request, solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants known. ask implies no more than the statement of the desire.

ASK meaning: 1. to put a question to someone, or to request an answer from someone: 2. to consider something…. Learn more.

Ask definition: to put a question to; inquire of.. See examples of ASK used in a sentence.

1. The act of making a request: "He was contacted by the mayor's fund-raiser ... a day after the mayor made the ask" (Jennifer Fermino). 2. Something that is requested: "Being funny on …

If you ask someone's permission, opinion, or forgiveness, you try to obtain it by putting a request to them. Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call. …

to request or petition (usually fol. by for): to ask for leniency; to ask for food. ask for it, to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc., by persisting in some action or manner: He was …