ask
1. inquire about (Freq. 244)
- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
• Syn:
inquire, enquire
• Derivationally related forms:
enquirer (for: enquire), enquiry (for: enquire), inquirer (for: inquire), inquiry (for: inquire), inquiring (for: inquire), asker
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
pry, consult, confer with
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- They ask whether there was a traffic accident
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody (Freq. 165)
- She asked him for a loan
• See Also:
ask in, ask over, ask round, ask out
• Hypernyms:
request, bespeak, call for, quest
• Hyponyms:
request, solicit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They ask him to write the letter
3. direct or put;
seek an answer to (Freq. 16)
- ask a question
• Derivationally related forms:
asker
• Hypernyms:
give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
• Verb Group:
inquire, enquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. consider obligatory;
request and expect (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
require, expect
• Derivationally related forms:
expectation (for: expect), requirement (for: require)
• Hypernyms:
demand
• Hyponyms:
call
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They ask him to write the letter
5. address a question to and expect an answer from (Freq. 1)
- Ask your teacher about trigonometry
- The children asked me about their dead grandmother
• Derivationally related forms:
asker
• Hypernyms:
address, turn to
• Hyponyms:
question, query, interrogate
• Verb Group:
inquire, enquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They ask them the information
6. 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
• Syn:
necessitate, postulate, need, require, take,
involve, call for, demand
• Ant:
obviate (for: necessitate)
• Derivationally related forms:
demand (for: demand), requirement (for: require), need (for: need), necessity (for: necessitate)
• Hyponyms:
claim, take, exact, govern, draw,
cost, cry out for, cry for, compel
• Verb Group:
claim, take, exact
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: require)
- It ----s that CLAUSE (for: require)
- It ----s that CLAUSE (for: necessitate)
7. 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
• Hypernyms:
demand
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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