"ask" meaning in English

See ask in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɑːsk/ [UK], /æsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-ask.ogg [US], en-uk-to ask.ogg [UK] Forms: ask [canonical], asks [third-person, singular], asked [past], asked [past, participle], asking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it.
    Sense id: simple-ask-en-verb--DYeDfEq
  2. To approach someone to see if they will do something.
    Sense id: simple-ask-en-verb-RPceaajT
     
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