ask
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
inquire about
I asked about their special today
Types & categories
- communicate hypernym
- pry hyponym
- consult hyponym
Related & opposite
- questioning derivation
- enquiry derivation
- inquirer derivation
- ask verb group
- ask verb group
Sense 2 verb
make a request or demand for something to somebody
She asked him for a loan
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
direct or put; seek an answer to
ask a question
Types & categories
- phrase hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
consider obligatory; request and expect
We require our secretary to be on time
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- requirement derivation
- expectation derivation
Sense 5 verb
address a question to and expect an answer from
Ask your teacher about trigonometry
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
require as useful, just, or proper
It takes nerve to do what she did
Types & categories
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Sense 7 verb
require or ask for as a price or condition
He is asking $200 for the table
Types & categories
- demand hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | questioning |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enquiry |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inquirer |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | ask |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | ask |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | consult |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | ask in |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | ask over |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | ask out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | request |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | request |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | solicit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | inquirer |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | inquire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | phrase |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | requirement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | inquirer |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | inquire |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | address |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | query |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | question |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | obviate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | requirement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | essential |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | need |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | need |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | necessity |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | exact |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | exact |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | govern |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cost |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cry out for |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | compel |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |