From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ask
v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had
to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire,
enquire]
2: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She
asked him for a loan"
3: direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
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" [syn: ask, require, expect]
5: address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your
teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about
their dead grandmother"
6: 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" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate,
need, require, take, involve, call for, demand]
[ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
7: 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"