Ask, question, interrogate, query, inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. Ask implies no more than the putting of a question. A day after the mayor made the ask" (jennifer fermino).
3 days agothe action expressed by the verb ask can also be expressed by the noun-verb combination pose a question. 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.
Ask for it, to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc., by persisting in some action or manner: See examples of ask used in a sentence. Definition of ask verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
You should ask (him) why he didn't come. May i ask what time it is? It's not polite to ask how much a person weighs.
