17 results for: ask Browse Nearby Entries
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ask    Audio Help   [ask, ahsk] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
2.to request information about: to ask the way.
3.to try to get by using words; request: to ask advice; to ask a favor.
4.to solicit from; request of: Could I ask you a favor? Ask her for advice.
5.to demand; expect: What price are they asking? A little silence is all I ask.
6.to set a price of: to ask $20 for the hat.
7.to call for; need; require: This experiment asks patience.
8.to invite: to ask guests to dinner.
9.Archaic. to publish (banns).
–verb (used without object)
10.to make inquiry; inquire: to ask about a person.
11.to request or petition (usually fol. by for): to ask for leniency; to ask for food.
12.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: bef. 900; ME asken, axen, OE āscian, āxian; c. OFris āskia, OS éscon, OHG eiscōn (G heischen), Skt icchati (he) seeks]

asker, noun

1. question, interrogate. 3, 11. sue, appeal. 4. beseech, beg, entreat. 10. See inquire.
1, 10. answer.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
ask

To learn more about ask visit Britannica.com

© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Ask    Audio Help   [ahsk] Pronunciation Key
–noun Scandinavian Mythology.
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
Compare Embla.


[Origin: < ON Askr; see ash2]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ask    Audio Help   (āsk)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   asked, ask·ing, asks

v.   tr.
  1. To put a question to: When we realized that we didn't know the answer, we asked the teacher.
  2. To seek an answer to: ask a question.
  3. To seek information about: asked directions.
    1. To make a request of: asked me for a loan.
    2. To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: ask a favor of a friend; asked to go along on the trip; asked that he be allowed to stay out late.
  4. To require or call for as a price or condition: asked ten dollars for the book.
  5. To expect or demand: ask too much of a child.
  6. To invite: asked them to dinner.
  7. Archaic To publish, as marriage banns.

v.   intr.
  1. To make inquiry; seek information.
  2. To make a request: asked for help.


[Middle English asken, from Old English ācsian, āscian; see ais- in Indo-European roots.]

ask'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to seek information. Ask is the most neutral term: The coach asked me what was wrong.
Question implies careful and continuous asking: The prosecutor questioned the witness in great detail.
Inquire refers to a simple request for information: The committee will inquire how it can be of help.
Query usually suggests settling a doubt: The proofreader queried the spelling of the word.
Interrogate applies especially to official questioning: The detectives interrogated the suspects.
Examine refers particularly to close and detailed questioning to ascertain a person's knowledge or qualifications: Only lawyers who have been examined and certified by the bar association are admitted to practice.
Quiz denotes the informal examination of students: The teacher quizzed the pupils on the state capitals.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ask 
O.E. ascian "ask," from earlier ahsian, from P.Gmc. *aiskojan (cf. O.S. escon, O.Fris. askia, M.Du. eiscen, O.H.G. eiscon, Ger. heischen "to ask, demand"), from PIE *ais- "to wish, desire" (cf. Skt. icchati "seeks, desires," Arm. aic "investigation," O.C.S. iskati "to seek," Lith. ieskau "to seek"). Form in Eng. infl. by a Scand. form of the word (cf. Dan. æske; the O.E. would have evolved by normal sound changes into ash, esh, which was a Midlands and s.w. England dialect form). The variant in modern dialect ax is as old as O.E. acsian and was an accepted literary variant until c.1600. O.E. also had fregnan, frignan which carried more directly the sense of "question, inquire," and is from PIE root *prek-, the common source of words for "ask" in most I.E. languages. If you ask me "in my opinion" is attested from 1910.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
ask

verb
1. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" 
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan" 
3. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" 
4. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" 
5. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" 
6. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate] [ant: eliminate
7. require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

ask

In addition to the idioms beginning with ask, see don't ask; for the asking.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ask1 [aːsk] verb
to put a question
Example: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.
Arabic: يَسْأل
Chinese (Simplified): 询问
Chinese (Traditional): 詢問
Czech: zeptat se
Danish: spørge
Dutch: vragen
Estonian: küsima
Finnish: kysyä
French: demander
German: fragen
Greek: ρωτώ
Hungarian: (meg)kérdez
Icelandic: spyrja
Indonesian: bertanya
Italian: chiedere
Japanese: 尋ねる
Korean: 질문하다
Latvian: jautāt
Lithuanian: (pa)klausti
Norwegian: spørre
Polish: pytać
Portuguese (Brazil): perguntar
Portuguese (Portugal): perguntar
Romanian: a întreba
Russian: спрашивать
Slovak: opýtať sa
Slovenian: vprašati
Spanish: preguntar
Swedish: fråga
Turkish: sormak
ask2 [aːsk] verb
to express a wish to someone for something
Example: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?
Arabic: يَطْلُب
Chinese (Simplified): 要求
Chinese (Traditional): 要求
Czech: požádat
Danish: bede om
Dutch: vragen
Estonian: paluma
Finnish: pyytää
French: demander
German: bitten
Greek: ζητώ
Hungarian: kér
Icelandic: biðja um
Indonesian: minta
Italian: chiedere
Japanese: 頼む
Korean: 부탁하다
Latvian: lūgt
Lithuanian: (pa)prašyti
Norwegian: be om
Polish: prosić
Portuguese (Brazil): pedir
Portuguese (Portugal): pedir
Romanian: a cere
Russian: (по)просить
Slovak: požiadať
Slovenian: prositi
Spanish: pedir; preguntar por
Swedish: be , fråga efter
Turkish: rica etmek, istemek
ask3 [aːsk] verb
to invite
Example: He asked her to his house for lunch.
Arabic: يَدْعو
Chinese (Simplified): 邀请
Chinese (Traditional): 邀請
Czech: pozvat
Danish: invitere
Dutch: vragen
Estonian: kutsuma
Finnish: kutsua
French: inviter
German: einladen
Greek: προσκαλώ
Hungarian: meghív
Icelandic: bjóða
Indonesian: mengundang
Italian: invitare
Japanese: 招待する
Korean: 초대하다
Latvian: ielūgt; uzaicināt
Lithuanian: (pa)kviesti
Norwegian: invitere, be
Polish: zapraszać
Portuguese (Brazil): convidar
Portuguese (Portugal): convidar
Romanian: a invita
Russian: приглашать
Slovak: pozvať
Slovenian: povabiti
Spanish: invitar
Swedish: bjuda
Turkish: davet etmek, çağırmak
See also: ask after, ask for, for the asking

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This

Ask

The price a seller is willing to accept for a security, also known as the offer price. Along with the price, the ask quote will generally also stipulate the amount of the security willing to be sold at that price.

Sometimes called "the ask".

Investopedia Commentary

This is the opposite of bid, which is the price a buyer is willing to pay for a security, and the ask will always be higher than the bid. The terms "bid" and "ask" are used in nearly every financial market in the world covering stocks, bonds, currency and derivatives. An example of an ask in the stock market would be $5.24 x 1,000 which means that someone is offering to sell 1,000 shares for $5.24.

Related Links

Stock Basics Tutorial
The Basics Of Order Entry
Understanding Order Execution

See also: Ask Size, Best Ask, Bid, Bid-Ask Spread, Spread, Touchline

Also spelled: Asking, offer price, the ask

Investopedia.com. Copyright © 1999-2005 - All rights reserved. Owned and Operated by Investopedia Inc.
Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
ask
The price at which a security is offered for sale. See also best ask. Compare bid 1. Alsocalled offer.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

ASK
Amplitude Shift Keying

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ask

Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n. Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian, [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw. [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith. j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire. [root]5.]

1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.

Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God. --Judg. xviii. 5.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. --John xv. 7.

2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask?

Ask me never so much dowry. --Gen. xxxiv. 12.

To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. --Luke xii. 48.

An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity. --Addison.

3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.

He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. --John ix. 21.

He asked the way to Chester. --Shak.

4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.

5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons. --Fuller.

Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat; beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim; exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ask

Ask\, v. i. 1. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.

Ask, and it shall be given you. --Matt. vii. 7.

2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after.

Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name? --Gen. xxxii. 29.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ask

Ask\, n. [See 2d Asker.] (Zo["o]l.) A water newt. [Scot. & North of Eng.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Acronym Finder - Cite This Source - Share This

ASK

ASK: in Acronym Finder

Acronym Finder, © 1988-2007 Mountain Data Systems
On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

ask

ask: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

On-line Medical Dictionary, © 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB
Browse Nearby Entries:

asistur
asit
asitia
asitic
asitn
asitsn
asiu
asiutop
asiva
asiwcpa
asiwpca
asj
asja
asje
asjp
asjpo
ask
ask after
ask for
ask for it
ask for trouble
ask in
ask jeeves
ask not what your country..
ask out
ask over
ask round
ask size
ask, and it shall be give..
ask-it
ask-upmark
ask-upmark kidney
aska

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Share This:   Share This: del.icio.usShare This: digg.comShare This: FacebookShare This: furl.netShare This: www.netscape.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: blinklist.comShare This: newsvine.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: reddit.comShare This: favorites.live.com

Perform a new search, or try your search for "ask" at: