asked

Posed a question

Asked is the past tense of ask.

To ask is to pose a question or make a request: She asked where the bathroom was, He asked for a raise.

Asked often introduces reported speech: They asked if we were coming.

To be asked somewhere is to be invited: We were asked to dinner.

requested

requested

Asked for specifically

appealedChallenged a ruling
petitionedFormally asked for something
pleadedAsked with urgency

begged · implored · entreated · solicited · urged · demanded · called · summoned · applied · proposed

inquired

questioned

Asked for information

queriedAsked for information
interrogatedFormally questioned for information
probedInvestigated in depth

interviewed · grilled · cross-examined · consulted · surveyed · polled · quizzed · examined · investigated · sought

invited

invited

Formally asked to attend

summonedCalled to appear
calledContacted by phone
welcomedReceived with pleasure

beckoned · included · bid · propositioned

Categories

past tensewent, was, were, had, got
regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
speech verbssaid, says, answered, replied, stated
___ turnedrotated, pivoted, swung, faced, angled
summonedsummoned, called, beckoned, invoked, hailed

Opposites

question-answer dynamics

Gave a reply

replied · responded · told · explained · informed

request vs. command

Gave authoritative instructions

ordered · demanded · directed · told · instructed

solicited vs. unsolicited

Not invited or solicited

volunteered · offered · unsolicited · interjected · blurted

Phrases

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

Family

ask, asking, asks, askew, askance, askers

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