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to ask

to ask

941 2.7
To request a price or condition when selling
  • verb
  • /æsk/
translation icon : pedir
  • When negotiating the sale, she will ask for more than what she initially planned.

Examples

Synonyms

to ask for
vsto ask
∞ 1.0

To tell someone you want or need something

is specific to proposing prices or conditions in sales situations
to request
vsto ask
∞ 1.0

To ask for something politely or formally

is about proposing price or condition rather than polite formal appeal
to demand
vsto ask
943 2.7

To ask for something in a strong, urgent way

is less forceful and focuses on negotiating prices or conditions
to charge
vsto ask
808 2.0

Ask someone to pay money for goods or services

seeks a specific price or condition during sale negotiations
to call for
vsto ask
369 3.3

Ask people in public to give or do something

is private negotiation over price or condition rather than public demand

Antonyms

to offer
∞ 1.0

Make something available for people to use or buy

Idioms

to ask for trouble
  • Informal
12 4.8

Act in a way likely to cause problems

to shoot first and ask questions later
  • Informal
3 8.4

Act quickly without thinking or checking facts

to ask for the moon
  • Informal
1 7.6

To demand something that is impossible or too much

to ask for the moon on a stick
  • Informal
9.9

To want something that is impossible or not realistic

ask my arse
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude British phrase that shows you strongly refuse a request or that you do not believe a claim

Phrasal Verbs

to ask for
∞ 1.0

To tell someone you want or need something

to ask out
363 2.3

To invite someone to go on a date because you like them

to ask for
  • Informal
133 2.3

To do something that makes trouble or criticism likely

to ask for help
98 1.0

To tell someone you need support with a task or problem

to ask around
  • Informal
40 2.1

To ask several people for information

to ask for it
  • Informal
36 5.4

Behave in a way that causes trouble for yourself

to ask in
12 1.0

Invite someone to come into a room or house

to ask after
  • UK
9 3.3

Ask how someone is and about their health

to ask over
  • US
9 3.1

Invite someone to your home for dinner or drinks

to ask for change
3 4.4

To request small amounts of money from people on the street

to ask for a discount
1 2.1

To tell a seller you want a lower price

to ask round
  • UK
4.1

To invite people to your home for a visit or meal

Compounds

Ask Jeeves
  • Texting
7.3

A search website that let people ask questions in plain English

How High

demand
397 2.3
to ask
941 2.7
to price
156 2.7
to offer
218 1.4

Surface Forms

ask infinitive
asked past
asked past participle
asking present participle
asks third person singular

Etymology

Ask comes from an old German word that meant 'to demand' or 'request', which fits how we use it in money deals. So when someone asks a price, they are saying the amount they want or expect.