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asks

Overview of verb ask

1. ask, inquire, enquire -- (inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times")

2. ask -- (make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan")

3. ask -- (direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question")

4. ask, require, expect -- (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")

5. ask -- (address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother")

6. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand -- (require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks