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# To request (information, or an [[answer]] to a [[question]]). |
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|passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after '''asking''' what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}} |
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# To request or [[petition]]; usually with ''for''. |
# To request or [[petition]]; usually with ''for''. |
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#: {{usex|lang=en|to '''ask''' for a second helping at dinner}} |
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#* Bible, Matthew vii. 7 |
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#*: '''Ask''', and it shall be given you. |
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Revision as of 09:55, 4 October 2013
English
Pronunciation
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- (deprecated use of
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parameter) Homophones: ax, axe (some dialects)
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) asken, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Template:term/t, Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t. Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] West Frisian (deprecated template usage) easkje, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch (deprecated template usage) eisen, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) heischen, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish (deprecated template usage) æske, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swedish (deprecated template usage) äska, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian (deprecated template usage) искать (iskat').
Verb
ask (third-person singular simple present asks, present participle asking, simple past and past participle asked)
- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
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- To request or petition; usually with for.
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- Bible, Matthew vii. 7
- Ask, and it shall be given you.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
- Pronouncing ask as /æks/ is a common example of metathesis and a feature of some varieties of English, notably African American Vernacular English (AAVE).
- The action expressed by the verb ask can also be expressed by the noun-verb combination pose a question (confer the parallel in German between fragen and eine Frage stellen).
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
ask (plural asks)
- An act or instance of asking.
- 2005, Laura Fredricks, The ask:
- To ask for a gift is a privilege, a wonderful expression of commitment to and ownership of the organization. Getting a yes to an ask can be a rush, but asking for the gift can and should be just as rewarding.
- 2005, Laura Fredricks, The ask:
- Something asked or asked for; a request.
- 2008, Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins, Speaking to Teenagers:
- Communication researchers call this the foot-in-the-door syndrome. Essentially it's based on the observation that people who respond positively to a small “ask” are more likely to respond to a bigger “ask” later on.
- 2008, Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins, Speaking to Teenagers:
- An asking price.
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) aske, (deprecated template usage) arske, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t). Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Scots (deprecated template usage) ask, (deprecated template usage) awsk, (deprecated template usage) esk, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch (deprecated template usage) hagedis, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) Echse, (deprecated template usage) Eidechse.
Alternative forms
Noun
ask (plural asks)
- (deprecated template usage) (UK dialectal and Scotland) An eft; newt.
- 1876, S. Smiles, Scottish Naturalist:
- He looked at the beast. It was not an eel. It was very like an ask.
- 1876, S. Smiles, Scottish Naturalist:
- (deprecated template usage) (UK dialectal) A lizard.
Statistics
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) askr, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t, Template:term/t.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ask/
Noun
ask c (singular definite asken, plural indefinite aske)
- common ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Inflection
Faroese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) askr, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t, Template:term/t, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ask/
Noun
ask f (genitive singular askar, plural askir)
Declension
Declension of ask | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ask | askin | askir | askirnar |
accusative | ask | askina | askir | askirnar |
dative | ask | askini | askum | askunum |
genitive | askar | askarinnar | aska | askanna |
Synonyms
- askur m
Norwegian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) askr.
Noun
ask m
- The European ash (tree), Fraxinus excelsior
Inflection
Old Saxon
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t, Template:term/t, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t. Cognate with Old English (deprecated template usage) æsc, Dutch (deprecated template usage) es, Old High German (deprecated template usage) asc (whence German (deprecated template usage) Esche), Old Norse (deprecated template usage) askr (whence Swedish (deprecated template usage) ask). The Indo-European root, in various forms, is also the source of Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) οξύα (oxúa), Latin (deprecated template usage) ornus, Russian (deprecated template usage) ясень (jasen'), Lithuanian Template:term/t.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /aʃ/
Noun
ask m
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ask | ask |
accusative | askes | aske |
genitive | askōs | askōs |
dative | askō | askum |
instrumental | — | — |
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
ask c
- the European ash (tree) Fraxinus excelsior(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Declension
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