O que (quem) é Ask - definição
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Ask (disambiguation)
ask
v.
1) (D; intr., tr.) ('to inquire') to ask about, after (BE) (they asked me about my work; he asked about/after her mother)
2) (d; intr., tr.) ('to request') to ask for (she asked me politely for the book; the guest asked for the manager)
3) (D; tr.) ('to invite') to ask to (we asked them to the party)
4) (D; tr.) ('to request') to ask smt. of (I have a favor to ask of you; he is asking a great deal of us)
5) (E) ('to request') she asked to be excused; we asked to see him
6) (H) ('to request') she asked us to come to the concert
7) (L; subj.) ('to request') the family asked that the story not be/should not be printed
8) (O; can be used with one object) ('to pose') he asked (her) a question (also possible is: he asked a question of her)
9) (Q; may have an object) ('to inquire of') he asked (his son) point-blank where he was going; she asked wistfully how she might help
ask
(asks, asking, asked)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
'How is Frank?' he asked...
I asked him his name...
I wasn't the only one asking questions...
She asked me if I'd enjoyed my dinner...
If Daniel asks what happened in court we will tell him...
You will have to ask David about that...
'I'm afraid to ask what it cost.'-'Then don't ask.'
VERB: V with quote, V n n, V n, V n wh, V wh, V n about n, V
2.
If you ask someone to do something, you tell them that you want them to do it.
We had to ask him to leave...
VERB: V n to-inf
3.
If you ask to do something, you tell someone that you want to do it.
I asked to see the Director.
VERB: V to-inf
4.
If you ask for something, you say that you would like it.
I decided to go to the next house and ask for food...
VERB: V for n
5.
If you ask for someone, you say that you would like to speak to them.
There's a man at the gate asking for you.
VERB: V for n
6.
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: V n
7.
If you ask someone to an event or place, you invite them to go there.
Couldn't you ask Jon to the party?...
She asked me back to her house.
VERB: V n to/for n, V n adv
8.
If someone is asking a particular price for something, they are selling it for that price.
Mr Pantelaras was asking ?6,000 for his collection.
VERB: V n for n
9.
You reply 'don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked.
'She's got other things on her mind, wouldn't you think?' 'Don't ask me,' murmured Chris. 'I've never met her.'
CONVENTION [feelings]
10.
You can say 'may I ask' as a formal way of asking a question, which shows you are annoyed or suspicious about something.
May I ask where you're going, sir?
PHRASE [feelings]
11.
You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion.
He was nuts, if you ask me.
PHRASE: PHR with cl [emphasis]
12.
If you say that someone is asking for trouble or is asking for it, you mean that they are behaving in a way that makes it very likely that they will get into trouble.
To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble.
PHRASE: V inflects
ask
¦ verb
1. say something in order to obtain an answer or information: I asked her what she meant.
(ask after or Scottish for) Brit. enquire about the well-being of.
2. say to (someone) that one wants them to do or give something.
say that one wants permission to do something.
(ask for) say that one wants to speak to.
say that one wants (a specified amount) as a price for selling something.
3. expect or demand (something) of someone: it's asking a lot, but could you look through Billy's things?
4. invite to a social occasion.
(ask someone out) invite someone out on a date.
¦ noun US the asking price of a financial security.
Phrases
a big ask informal a difficult demand to fulfil.
for the asking for little or no effort or cost.
I ask you! informal an exclamation of shock or disapproval.
Derivatives
asker noun
Origin
OE ascian, ahsian, axian, of W. Gmc origin.
Wikipédia
Ask
Ask is the active verb for a direct question.
Ask may also refer to:
Exemplos de pronúncia para Ask
1. Ask me, ask me!
Sesame Street - Gateway Families
2. Ask.
Sis and Karen Olivo _ The Next Generation Project _ Talks at Google
3. ask.
The Magic of Reality - How we know what's really true _ Professor Richard Dawkins _ Talks at Google
4. Ask.
Mental Health - The Motherhood Shift _ Elise Loehnen & Catherine Birndorf _ Talks at Google
5. ask.
Founding WELL _ Stewart Brand _ Talks at Google
Exemplos do corpo de texto para Ask
1. He replied÷ "Don‘t ask me, ask Sarkozy and Merkel.
2. "I know which questions to ask and also which not to ask," he says.
3. "They would never ask that and they never did ask that of a man," Ferraro says.
4. Again, we ask that we continue working together, but we do not ask for patronage.
5. "I ask the world, I ask the United States, to support us.