v. t. | 1. | To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; - often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed. |
| 2. | To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask? |
| 3. | To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question. |
| 4. | To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment. |
| 5. | To publish in church for marriage; - said of both the banns and the persons. |
v. i. | 1. | To request or petition; - usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread. |
| 2. | To make inquiry, or seek by request; - sometimes followed by after. |
n. | 1. | (Zool.) A water newt. |