Read the dictionary definition of ask. All definitions for this word.
1. make a request or demand for something to somebody
1. She asked him for a loan
2. consider obligatory; request and expect
1. We require our secretary to be on time
2. Aren't we asking too much of these children?
3. I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
3. direct or put; seek an answer to
1. ask a question
4. address a question to and expect an answer from
1. Ask your teacher about trigonometry
2. The children asked me about their dead grandmother
3. I inquired about their special today
4. He had to ask directions several times
5. require or ask for as a price or condition
1. He is asking $200 for the table
2. The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage
6. make a date
1. Has he asked you out yet?
2. He asekd me to a dance
7. require as useful, just, or proper
1. It takes nerve to do what she did
2. success usually requires hard work
3. This job asks a lot of patience and skill
4. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
5. This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
6. This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent