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See also:Ask,ASK,andaşk

Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation ofEnglishAshkun or aclipping ofAshkunAṣkuňu.

Symbol

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ask

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forAshkun.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishasken,axen, fromOld Englishāscian, fromProto-West Germanic*aiskōn, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eys-(“to wish; request”). Cognate withSaterland Frisianaaskje(“to ask, demand, require”),West Frisianeaskje(“to ask, demand, require”),Dutcheisen(“to demand, require”),Germanheischen(“to ask, request, implore”),Russianиска́ть(iskátʹ),Sanskritइच्छति(iccháti) (whenceHindiईछना(īchnā).

Verb

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ask (third-person singular simple presentasks,present participleasking,simple past and past participleasked)

  1. Torequest orpetition.
    1. (transitive, intransitive) Torequest (information, or ananswer to aquestion).
      Iasked her age.
      I didn't know the answer so Iasked.
      • 2022 October 14, Justin Curto, “The 1975’s Matty Healy Prefers Writing Lyrics He’s Afraid Of”, inVulture‎[1], archived fromthe original on18 October 2022:
        Everyone alwaysasks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.
    2. (transitive or ditransitive) Torequest orenquire of (a person).
      Iasked her (for) her age.
      I’m going toask this lady (for) directions.
      If you want to know,ask her.
    3. (transitive usually with 'for' or intransitive) To request (an item or service)(see alsoask for).
      toask for a second helping at dinner
      toask for help with homework
      toask a favour
      If you want help, you only have toask.
      • 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Matthew7:7:
        Ask, and it shall be given you.
      • 2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, inCNN‎[2]:
        Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret orasking for forgiveness.
    4. (transitive) To request (someone to do something).
      Emmaasked Jim to close his eyes.
    5. Torequestpermission (todosomething).
      Sheasked to see the doctor.
      Did youask to use the car?
  2. Toput forward (a question) to be answered.
    toask a question
    toask a riddle
  3. Torequire,demand,claim, orexpect, whether by way ofremuneration orreturn, or as amatter ofnecessity.
    What price are youasking for the house?
    It’sasking a lot of this old car to make it all the way up to Scotland.
    • 1705,J[oseph] Addison,Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      But in any Exigence of State, like that they are now pressed with, it certainlyasks a much longer time to conduct any Design, for the Good of the Common-wealth, to its Maturity and Perfection.
  4. Toinvite.
    Don’task them to the wedding.
  5. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
  6. (figuratively) Totake (a person's situation) as an example.
    • 1990 April 26, Paul Wiseman, “Dark days”, inUSA Today:
      Even when the damage isn't that clear cut, the intangible burdens of a bad image can add up. Justask Dow Chemical.
Usage notes
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Conjugation
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Conjugation ofask
infinitive(to)ask
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularask,aks1asked,aksed1
2nd-personsingularask,askest†asked,askedst†
3rd-personsingularasks,aks1,akses1,asketh†asked,aksed1
pluralask,asken†asked,aksed1
subjunctiveaskasked
imperativeask—
participlesasking,aksing1asked,aksed1
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
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Translations
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request an answer
make a request

Noun

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ask (pluralasks)(informal)

  1. An act or instance of asking.
    • 2005, Laura Fredricks,The ask:
      To ask for a gift is a privilege, a wonderful expression of commitment to and ownership of the organization. Getting a yes to anask can be a rush, but asking for the gift can and should be just as rewarding.
    • 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “No Marston Vale line trains... and no one in charge seems to 'give a damn'”, inRAIL, number972, page46:
      That really does not seem much of anask.
  2. Something asked or asked for.
    Synonym:request
    I know this is a bigask, but …
    • 2008, Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins,Speaking to Teenagers:
      Communication researchers call this the foot-in-the-door syndrome. Essentially it's based on the observation that people who respond positively to a small “ask” are more likely to respond to a bigger “ask” later on.
  3. Anasking price.
  4. (Internet) Amessage sent to ablog onsocial networking platformTumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
    • 2017, Abigail Oakley, “Supporting one another: Nonbinary community building on Tumblr”, in Isabel K. Düsterhöft, Paul G. Nixon, editors,Sex in the Digital Age,unnumbered page:
      Answering 'asks' like this is one common way that Tumblr bloggers interact with their followers, so it is in the act of publicly answering theseasks that I examine community building practices.
    • 2018, Lynette Kvasny, Fay Cobb Payton, “African American Youth Tumbling Toward Mental Health Support-Seeking and Positive Academic Outcomes”, in Amanda Ochsner, William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin, editors,Diversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity‎[3], page168:
      The following example fromBlack Mental Health illustrates anask from an anonymous follower seeking social support:[…]
    • 2020, Lee Brown, “Behind the Scenes of a Popular Trans Youth Resources Tumblr”, in Alexander Cho, Allison McCracken, Indira N. Hoch, Louisa Stein, editors,A Tumblr Book: Platforms and Cultures‎[4], page265:
      Once the number of unansweredAsks in the inbox was over eight thousand, despite us deleting everything accumulated in the inbox once a year.
    • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:ask.
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Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Englishaske,arske,ascre, fromOld Englishāþexe(“lizard, newt”), fromProto-West Germanic*agiþahsijā(“lizard”), a compound of*agiz(“snake, lizard”) +*þahsuz(“badger”). Cognate ofGermanEchse(“lizard”).

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    Noun

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    ask (pluralasks)

    1. (UK dialectal and Scotland) Aneft;newt.
      • 1876, S. Smiles,Scottish Naturalist:
        He looked at the beast. It was not an eel. It was very like anask.
    2. (UK dialectal) Alizard.
      • 1951, Malcolm Arthur Smith,The British Amphibians & Reptiles, page258:
        We hear of Adder dens, but detailed accounts of the discovery of one are very rare. Service (1902) records that a peatman, when levelling on an estate by the Solway, found in a hole in the ground, some 8 inches below the surface, 40 adders, 10 toads and a large number ofasks (lizards).

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    Danish

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    DanishWikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipediada
    en ask –Fraxinus angustifolia

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    FromOld Norseaskr, fromProto-Germanic*askaz.

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    Noun

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    ask c (singular definiteasken,plural indefiniteaske)

    1. ash tree (Fraxinus spp.), especially,common ash (tree,Fraxinus excelsior)

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    Declension ofask
    common
    gender    		singularplural
    indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
    nominativeaskaskenaskeaskene
    genitiveasksaskensaskesaskenes

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    Faroese

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    FromOld Norseaskr, fromProto-Germanic*askaz,*askiz.

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    ask f (genitive singularaskar,pluralaskir)

    1. ash tree
    2. ash wood

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    f2singularplural
    indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
    nominativeaskaskinaskiraskirnar
    accusativeaskaskinaaskiraskirnar
    dativeaskaskiniaskumaskunum
    genitiveaskaraskarinnaraskaaskanna

    Icelandic

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    Noun

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    ask

    1. indefiniteaccusativesingular ofaskur

    Northern Kurdish

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    Ultimately derived fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-. ConferPersianآهو(âhu).

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    ask f (Arabic spellingئاسک)

    1. gazelle
    2. deer

    Declension

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    Declension ofask
    definite feminine gender
    casesingularplural
    nominativeaskask
    constructaskaaskên
    obliqueaskêaskan
    demonstrative obliquewêaskêwanaskan
    vocativeaskêaskino
    indefinite feminine gender
    casesingularplural
    nominativeaskekaskin
    constructaskekeaskine
    obliqueaskekêaskinan

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    • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “ask”, inFerhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press,page14

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    NorwegianWikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    FromOld Norseaskr, fromProto-Germanic*askaz.

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    ask m (definite singularasken,indefinite pluralasker,definite pluralaskene)

    1. European ash (ash tree)Fraxinus excelsior

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Norwegian NynorskWikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipediann

    Etymology

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    FromOld Norseaskr, fromProto-Germanic*askaz. Akin toEnglishash.

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    ask m (definite singularasken,indefinite pluralaskar,definite pluralaskane)

    1. European ash (ash tree)Fraxinus excelsior

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    Old Norse

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    Noun

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    ask

    1. accusativesingular ofaskr

    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-West Germanic*ask.

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    ask m

    1. ash tree
    2. spear

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    ask (masculine a-stem)
    singularplural
    nominativeaskaskos
    accusativeaskaskos
    genitiveaskesaskō
    dativeaskeaskum
    instrumental——

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    • Middle Low German:esk

    Swedish

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    SwedishWikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    FromOld Swedishasker, fromOld Norseaskr, fromProto-Germanic*askaz, ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*ōs-(“ash”).

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    ask c

    1. European ash (tree)Fraxinus excelsior
    2. a smallbox (with a loose lid)
      Synonyms:låda,skrin

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    Declension ofask
    nominativegenitive
    singularindefiniteaskasks
    definiteaskenaskens
    pluralindefiniteaskaraskars
    definiteaskarnaaskarnas

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