ask Significado & definición

Significado de ask en español

• 0 to say something to someone as a question -- preguntar

  • I asked him about his hobbies.

  • I asked why the plane was so late.

• 1 to invite someone to do something -- invitar

  • She asked him to lunch.

• 2 to say something to someone because you want them to do something -- pedir a alguien que haga algo

  • They asked me to feed their cat while they were away.

• 3 to say something to someone because you want to know if you can do something -- preguntar

  • I asked if I could go.

  • Ask your dad if you can come.

• 4 to make a request -- pedir

  • to ask for money pedir dinero

  • to ask for help/permission pedir ayuda/permiso

  • Jackie asked me to get it for her. Jackie me pidió que lo consiguiera por ella.

  • Ask if/whether they have any spare tickets. Pide a ver si tienen entradas extra.

• 5 to say sth to get information -- preguntar

  • to ask a question hacer una pregunta

  • asked about her parents preguntó por sus padres

  • I asked him who did it. Le pregunté quién lo hizo.

  • I didn’t ask how they got here. No pregunté cómo llegaron aquí.

• 6 to expect sb to do sth -- pedir

  • You can’t ask people to get there that early. No puedes pedirle a la gente que llegue tan pronto.

  • How much are they asking for the car? ¿Cuánto están pidiendo por el coche?

• 7 to invite sb to go somewhere -- invitar

  • Vincent asked John to go with him. Vincent invitó a John a que fuera con él.

• 8 making an unpleasant situation likely -- buscando problemas

  • Walking home alone that late is asking for it. Está buscando problemas caminando solo a casa tan tarde.

• 9 indicates you do not want to talk about sth -- no preguntes

  • “What happened?” “Don’t even ask.” ¿Qué ha pasado? “No preguntes”.

• 10 emphasizes your opinion -- en mi opinión

  • If you ask me, he should have refused. En mi opinión, debería haberse negado.