0 present participle of ask --
1 to put a question to someone, or to request an answer from someone: --
[ + speech ] "What time does the train leave?" I asked.
[ + question word ] I've no idea what time the train leaves. Ask the guard whether he knows.
[ + two objects ] She asked me a question.
2 to speak or write to someone saying that you want them to do something, to give you something, or to allow you to do something: --
[ + that ] formal The solicitor asked that her client be allowed to make a phone call.
formal We ask that any faulty goods be returned in their original packaging.
You have to ask permission to leave.
[ + to infinitive ] You should ask your accountant to give you some financial advice.
You should ask (your accountant) for some financial advice.
I asked to see my accountant.
She asked (her manager) if/whether she could leave early to pick up the kids.
3 to request or invite someone to go somewhere with you or to come to your home: --
"Are you going to Muriel's party?" "No, I haven't been asked."
[ + to infinitive ] US I've asked David to come to the party.
We're talking about (.) asking the media to stop talking (.) about what it promises to do, and do it.
It would have been useful to have taken a record of attendance at these workshops in addition to asking participants to complete a questionnaire.
The interviewers were unfamiliar with the respondent's earlier data in order to reduce the chances of asking leading questions during the interviews.
Here, the adult appears to be asking for a term that is still unfamiliar to the child.
They felt willing to take responsibility for asking for a prescription but were not con dent that prescribing practices were serving their patients well.
This emphasizes the importance of asking adolescents themselves about hallucinatory experiences.
Once again, historians are well advised to follow their basic precepts concerning evidence, asking themselves who has produced a particular document and why.
What is the moral flaw exhibited by the person asking-while deliberating-about the causal order of the relevant consequences?
