• verb:   make a request or demand for something to somebody

  Example: "She asked him for a loan"

• verb:   consider obligatory; request and expect

  Example: "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"

• verb:   inquire about

  Example: "I asked about their special today"

• verb:   direct or put; seek an answer to

  Example: "Ask a question"

• verb:   address a question to and expect an answer from

  Example: "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"

• verb:   require or ask for as a price or condition

  Example: "He is asking $200 for the table"

• verb:   require as useful, just, or proper

  Example: "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #88344)

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