ask
To request or petition.
Verb 4 meanings
To request or petition.
“I asked her age.”
To put forward (a question) to be answered.
“to ask a question”
To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
“What price are you asking for the house?”
To invite.
“Don’t ask them to the wedding.”
Noun 4 meanings
An act or instance of asking.
Something asked or asked for.
“I know this is a big ask, but …”
An asking price.
A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
Etymology
From Middle English asken, axen, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish; request”).
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ASK at a glance
ASK has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (A 1 + S 1 + K 5) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #428 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ask
All rhymesOne letter away
- ASH6
- ARK7
- ASP5
- TSK7
- ACK9
- AUK7
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