ask in WordNet English dictionary

1. inquire about
   "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
   ask  inquire  enquire 
   
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody
   "She asked him for a loan"
   ask 
   
3. direct or put; seek an answer to
   "ask a question"
   ask 
   
4. address a question to and expect an answer from
   "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
   ask 
   
5. 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"
   ask  require  expect 
   
6. require or ask for as a price or condition
   "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
   ask 
   
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 postulate a patient's consent"
   necessitate  ask  postulate  need  require  take  involve  call for  demand