Overview of noun asking

The noun asking has 1 sense

• request, asking -- (the verbal act of requesting)

Overview of verb ask

The verb ask has 7 senses

• ask, inquire, enquire -- (inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times")


• ask -- (make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan")


• ask -- (direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question")


• ask, require, expect -- (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")


• ask -- (address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother")


• necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand -- (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")


• ask -- (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")