ask

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To request or petition.
2. (ditransitive, transitive) To request or petition.
3. (transitive, usually) To request or petition.
4. (transitive) To request or petition.
5. To request or petition.
6. To put forward (a question) to be answered.
7. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
8. To invite.
9. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
10. (figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.

Noun

1. (informal) An act or instance of asking.
2. (informal) Something asked or asked for.
3. (informal) An asking price.
4. (Internet, informal) A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.

Noun

1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, informal) An eft; newt.
2. (UK, dialectal, informal) A lizard.

Concepts

demander

interroger

❓

prier

🛐

exiger

inviter

questionner

❓

poser une question

poser

requérir

supplier

réclamer

solliciter

imposer

commander

consulter

appeler

question

❓

s’informer

vouloir

demander prix

implorer

rappeler

emprunter

demander de sortir avec

service

adresser une pétition

convier

sommer

souhaiter

attendre

supposer

tenter

visiter

faire subir un interrogatoire à

accuser de

douter de

poser des questions

s’entendre dire

faire une requête

nécessiter

laisser

interrogation

questioner

Synonymes

request

inquire

question

❓

beg

interrogate

demand

invite

enquire

ask for

pray

🛐

solicit

query

beseech

plead

bid

implore

call

tell

require

seek

🔍

entreat

order

beg for

call for

inquire about

investigate

consult

command

summon

appeal

desire

ask a question

want

expect

persuade

need

petition

apply

claim

quiz

put

urge

quest

please

postulate

necessitate

say

🗣️

supplicate

search

take

Traductions

vragen

preguntar

chiedere

fragen

domandare

pedir

bitten

pedir

perguntar

ζητώ

verzoeken

solicitar

rogar

demanar

interrogare

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɑːsk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: asken

Hérité de ancien anglais: āscian

Appartenant à saterlandais: aaskje

Appartenant à frison occidental: easkje

Appartenant à néerlandais: eisen

Appartenant à allemand: heischen

Appartenant à russe: иска́ть

Appartenant à sanskrit: इच्छति

Appartenant à hindi: ईछना

Hérité de moyen anglais: aske

Hérité de ancien anglais: āþexe

Appartenant à allemand: Echse

In summary

From Middle English asken, axen, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish; request”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian aaskje (“to ask, demand, require”), West Frisian easkje (“to ask, demand, require”), Dutch eisen (“to demand, require”), German heischen (“to ask, request, implore”), Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ), Sanskrit इच्छति (iccháti) (whence Hindi ईछना (īchnā).

Phrases

" Who are you ?" he heard a voice ask him in Spanish .

"Qui es-tu?" Il a entendu une voix lui demander en espagnol.

Could I ask you to fill in this form , please ?

I will ask Liam if he can help me look .

Je demanderai à Liam s'il peut m'aider à regarder.

Did you ask particularly that you should have yesterday , the Tuesday ?

Avez-vous demandé en particulier que vous devriez avoir hier, le mardi?

You'll ask me to what ?

Vous me demanderez quoi?

And if you ask me that's a phoney letter .

Et si vous me demandez, c'est une lettre bidon.