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ask, question, interrogate, query, inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question.

ASK meaning: 1. to put a question to someone, or to request an answer from someone: 2. to consider something…. Learn more.

To ask is to pose a question or request something. If you say "What time is lunch?", then you're asking a question.

If you ask someone's permission, opinion, or forgiveness, you try to obtain it by putting a request to them. Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call. [VERB noun]

1. The act of making a request: "He was contacted by the mayor's fund-raiser ... a day after the mayor made the ask" (Jennifer Fermino). 2. Something that is requested: "Being funny on demand is a big …

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