asking

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asking
n. proposal of a question; request
 
ask
v. inquire, question; make a request; put a question to; invite a person (e.g.: to a party, dinner, prom, etc.); set a price (e.g.: "Tom asked $5,000 for his grandmother's piano")

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Question
A question is a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or the request made using such an expression. The information requested should be provided in the form of an answer.

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asking

Noun
1. the verbal act of requesting
(synonym) request
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) notification, notice

Adjective
1. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
(synonym) interrogative, interrogatory, asking(a)

 
ask

Verb
1. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
(synonym) inquire, enquire
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) pry
(derivation) inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) request
(see-also) invite, ask in
3. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
(hypernym) give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
(verb-group) inquire, enquire
(derivation) inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker
4. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
(synonym) require, expect
(hypernym) demand
(hyponym) call
5. require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
(hypernym) demand
6. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
(hypernym) address, turn to
(hyponym) question, query
(verb-group) inquire, enquire
(derivation) inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker
7. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
(synonym) necessitate, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
(hyponym) claim, take, exact
(verb-group) claim, take, exact


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ask
v. zeptat se, požádat; pozvat; požádat o co; chcete na něm moc

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ask
Czas. pytać; prosić, żeby ktoś coś zrobił; wymagać; prosić (o pozwolenie); pytać; zapraszać; życzyć sobie; szukać nieszczęścia; moim zdaniem; pytać o kogoś; zaprosić kogoś na randkę