ask
[ ask, ahsk ]
/ æsk, ɑsk /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make inquiry; inquire: to ask about a person.
to request or petition (usually followed by for): to ask for leniency; to ask for food.
Idioms for ask
ask for it,
to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc., by persisting in some action or manner: He was asking for it by his abusive remarks.
Origin of ask
before 900; Middle English
asken,
axen, Old English
āscian, āxian; cognate with Old Frisian
āskia, Old Saxon
ēscon, Old High German
eiscōn (German
heischen), Sanskrit
icchati (he) seeks
SYNONYMS FOR ask
OTHER WORDS FROM ask
ask·er, noun un·ask·ing, adjective un·ask·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby ask
Definition for ask (2 of 2)
Ask
[ ahsk ]
/ ɑsk /
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
Compare
Embla.
Origin of Ask
< Old Norse
Askr; see
ash2
Example sentences from the Web for ask
British Dictionary definitions for ask (1 of 2)
ask
/ (ɑːsk) /
verb
noun
a big ask or a tough ask British, Australian and NZ informal
a task which is difficult to fulfil
Derived forms of ask
asker, nounWord Origin for ask
Old English
āscian; related to Old Frisian
āskia, Old Saxon
ēscon, Old High German
eiscōn
British Dictionary definitions for ask (2 of 2)
Ask
/ (ɑːsk) /
noun
Norse myth
the first man, created by the gods from an ash tree
Idioms and Phrases with ask
ask