ask

ask (http://definr.com/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" [syn: necessitate, need, require,
         take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: obviate]