ask
Pose a query
Ask is the most common verb to indicate that an answer is sought or that a question has been put forward.
There are several subsidiary meanings that have to do with a request or demand for something to happen or be provided.
Ask is one of the oldest and most frequently used verbs.
It is most typically transitive and takes a person as an object (Ask her if she wants to come) but it participates in many other patterns with little change in meaning.
Formal act of seeking
- pleaFormal request or defense
- appealFormal review request
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
supplication · requisition · demand · application · submission · bid · proposal · call
Ask with desperation
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
- imploreUrge with desperation
- supplicateBeg earnestly and humbly
- entreatPlead urgently with someone
importune · pray · crave · plead · grovel · panhandle · cadge · mooch
Request for information
- inquireAsk for information
- enquireRequest information formally
- interrogateQuestion formally and persistently
- quizBrief informal test
question · interview · poll · survey · probe · investigate · examine · research
Request attendance
gather · welcome · host · reception · RSVP · summons · function · engagement
request
Formal act of seeking
- pleaFormal request or defense
- appealFormal review request
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
entreaty · supplication · requisition · demand · application · submission · bid · proposal · call · implore
beg
Ask with desperation
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
- imploreUrge with desperation
- supplicateBeg earnestly and humbly
entreat · importune · pray · crave · plead · grovel · panhandle · cadge · mooch · sponge
query
Request for information
- inquireAsk for information
- enquireRequest information formally
- interrogateQuestion formally and persistently
quiz · question · interview · poll · survey · probe · investigate · examine · research · clarify
invite
Request attendance
call · gather · welcome · host · reception · RSVP · summons · function · engagement · affair
price
Monetary value assigned
rate · fee · demand · expect · require · value · worth · negotiate · bargain · offer
say
Speak words aloud
articulate · express · state · announce · declare · communicate · convey · verbalize · vocalize · remark
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, answer
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- classroom commandssit down, stand up, raise hand, be quiet, listen
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- Market Termsvolatility, inflation, deflation, supply, demand
- ask forSeek through inquiry
- ask outRequest someone's company romantically
- asked outRequested a date
- asking for troubleBehaving in risky ways
- ask for troubleInvite predictable negative outcomes
- ask aroundSeek information from multiple sources