1. inquire about; - Example: "I asked about their special today" - Example: "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire, enquire]
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody; - Example: "She asked him for a loan"
3. direct or put; seek an answer to; - Example: "ask a question"
4. consider obligatory; request and expect; - Example: "We require our secretary to be on time" - Example: "Aren't we asking too much of these children?" - Example: "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; - Example: "Ask your teacher about trigonometry" - Example: "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
6. require as useful, just, or proper; - Example: "It takes nerve to do what she did" - Example: "success usually requires hard work" - Example: "This job asks a lot of patience and skill" - Example: "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice" - Example: "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert" - Example: "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand]
7. require or ask for as a price or condition; - Example: "He is asking $200 for the table" - Example: "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"