ask

To ask is to inquire about something in order to get an answer, response or action.

(verb)

To question your mother about whether you may stay out late is an example of ask.

See ask in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to use words in seeking the answer to (a question); try to find out about by inquiring
to put a question to (a person); inquire of
to request; solicit; beg
to demand or expect as a price: they ask ten dollars for it
to be in need of or call for (a thing)
to invite

Origin: ME askien < OE āscian < IE base *ais-, to wish, desire > Sans iccháti, (he) seeks, OHG eiscōn, inquire, demand

intransitive verb

to request information
to make a request (for)
to inquire (about, after, or for)
to behave in such a way that one appears to be looking (for trouble, punishment, etc.)

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See ask in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb asked, ask·ing, asks

verb, transitive

To put a question to: When we realized that we didn't know the answer, we asked the teacher.
To seek an answer to: ask a question.
To seek information about: asked directions.
a. To make a request of: asked me for a loan.
b. To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: ask a favor of a friend; asked to go along on the trip; asked that he be allowed to stay out late.
To require or call for as a price or condition: asked ten dollars for the book.
To expect or demand: ask too much of a child.
To invite: asked them to dinner.
Archaic To publish, as marriage banns.