ask

/ˈask/

Middle English, from Old English āscian; akin to Old High German eiscōn to ask, Lithuanian ieškoti to seek, Sanskrit icchati he seeks

verb

  1. to call on for an answer

  2. to put a question about

  3. speak, utter

She asked him about his trip.

asking her opinion

ask question interrogate query inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question. question usually suggests the asking of series of questions.

noun

  1. something asked for, requested, or required of someone —used especially in phrases like a big ask and a tough ask to say that what is being asked for or hoped for is difficult or unlikely

phrasal verb

  1. to ask about (someone or something)

He asked after my wife's health.