[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ask \ask\, v. t. imp.  p. p. asked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   asking. oe. asken, ashen, axien, as. =ascian,
   =acsian; akin to os. =esc=on, ohg. eisc=on, sw.
   =aska, dan. aeske, d. eischen, g. heischen, lith.
   j"esk'oti, oslav. iskati to seek, skr. ish to desire.
   root5.
   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.
      1913 webster

            ask counsel, we pray thee, of god.    --judg. xviii.
                                                  5.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

   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?
      1913 webster

            ask me never so much dowry.           --gen. xxxiv.
                                                  12.
      1913 webster

            to whom men have committed much, of him they will
            ask the more.                         --luke xii.
                                                  48.
      1913 webster

            an exigence of state asks a much longer time to
            conduct a design to maturity.         --addison.
      1913 webster

   3. to interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
      question to or about; to question.
      1913 webster

            he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
                                                  --john ix. 21.
      1913 webster

            he asked the way to chester.          --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
      1913 webster

   5. to publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the
      banns and the persons. --fuller.
      1913 webster

   syn: to beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
        beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
        exhibit; inquire; interrogate. see beg.
        1913 webster
see also:
asked asking beg 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ask \ask\, v. i.
   1. to request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to
      ask for bread.
      1913 webster

            ask, and it shall be given you.       --matt. vii.
                                                  7.
      1913 webster

   2. to make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed
      by after.
      1913 webster

            wherefore . . . dost ask after my name? --gen.
                                                  xxxii. 29.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ask \ask\, n. see 2d asker. zool.
   a water newt. scot.  north of eng.
   1913 webster askance
see also:
asker 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ask
     v 1: inquire about; "i asked about their special today"; "he had
          to ask directions several times" syn: inquire, enquire
     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" syn: require, expect
     5: require or ask for as a price or condition; "he is asking
        $200 for the table"; "the kidnapers are asking a million
        dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
     6: address a question to and expect an answer from; "ask your
        teacher about trigonometry"; "the children asked me about
        their dead grandmother"
     7: 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
        postulates a patient's consent" syn: necessitate, postulate,
         need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
        ant: obviate
see also:
inquire enquire require expect necessitate postulate 
need take involve call for demand 
obviate 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

96 moby thesaurus words for "ask":
   apply for, argue, ask a question, ask about, ask for,
   ask questions, assess, be hurting for, be indicated, beg,
   beg leave, beseech, bespeak, bid, bid come, blackmail,
   bring into question, call, call for, call in, canvass, catechize,
   challenge, charge, charge for, claim, clamor for, crave, cry for,
   cry out for, debate, deliberate, demand, desire, discuss, entreat,
   exact, examine, extort, file for, have occasion for, implore,
   importune, impose, indent, inquire, inquire of, interpellate,
   interrogate, invite, issue an invitation, issue an ultimatum, levy,
   make a demand, make a request, make a requisition,
   make application, make dutiable, make inquiry, necessitate, need,
   order, order up, place an order, prerequire, pro rata,
   propose a question, propound a question, prorate, put in for,
   put in requisition, put queries, query, question, quiz, request,
   require, require an answer, requisition, review, screw, seek,
   solicit, stick for, summon, take, take doing, talk over, tax,
   tithe, want, want doing, want to know, warn, whistle for, wish

[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

ask
     akademische software kooperation org., karlsruhe, germany
     
     

[7] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

ask
     amplitude shift keying
     
     

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

ask
     
        amplitude shift keying
     
     
see also:
amplitude shift keying 

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