ASK Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word ask. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ASK
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request | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority • the verbal act of requesting verb • express the need or desire for • ask (a person) to do something • inquire for (information) | ||||||||
require | verbv | |||||||
verb • require as useful, just, or proper • consider obligatory; request and expect • make someone do something • have need of | ||||||||
demand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an urgent or peremptory request • the ability and desire to purchase goods and services • required activity • the act of demanding • a condition requiring relief verb • request urgently and forcefully • require as useful, just, or proper • claim as due or just • lay legal claim to • summon to court • ask to be informed of | ||||||||
expect | verbv | |||||||
verb • regard something as probable or likely • consider obligatory; request and expect • look forward to the probable occurrence of • consider reasonable or due • look forward to the birth of a child • be pregnant with | ||||||||
inquire | verbv | |||||||
verb • address a question to and expect an answer from • have a wish or desire to know something • conduct an inquiry or investigation of | ||||||||
call for | verbv | |||||||
verb • express the need or desire for • require as useful, just, or proper • request the participation or presence of • gather or collect | ||||||||
beseech | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
bid | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • an attempt to get something • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price • (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make verb • propose a payment • invoke upon • ask for or request earnestly • make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands • make a serious effort to attain something • ask someone in a friendly way to do something | ||||||||
covet | verbv | |||||||
verb • wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) | ||||||||
desire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||||
entreat | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
interrogate | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication • pose a series of questions to | ||||||||
invite | verbv | |||||||
noun • a colloquial expression for invitation verb • increase the likelihood of • invite someone to one's house • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting • ask someone in a friendly way to do something • have as a guest • ask to enter • request the participation or presence of • express willingness to have in one's home or environs | ||||||||
petition | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority • reverent petition to a deity verb • write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing | ||||||||
plead | verbv | |||||||
verb • appeal or request earnestly • offer as an excuse or plea • enter a plea, as in courts of law • make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts | ||||||||
probe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities • a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities • an exploratory action or expedition • an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity verb • question or examine thoroughly and closely • examine physically with or as if with a probe | ||||||||
query | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instance of questioning verb • pose a question | ||||||||
question | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instance of questioning • the subject matter at issue • a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something • a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote • an informal reference to a marriage proposal verb • challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of • pose a series of questions to • pose a question • conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting • place in doubt or express doubtful speculation | ||||||||
quiz | nounn | |||||||
noun • an examination consisting of a few short questions verb • examine someone's knowledge of something | ||||||||
seek | verbv | |||||||
noun • the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk verb • try to get or reach • try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of • make an effort or attempt • go to or towards • inquire for | ||||||||