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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  ASK
       
          Amplitude Shift Keying

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,
     [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.
     [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.
     j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.
     [root]5.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.    --Judg. xviii.
                                                    5.
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              If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
              shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
              you.                                  --John xv. 7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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?
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ask me never so much dowry.           --Gen. xxxiv.
                                                    12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To whom men have committed much, of him they will
              ask the more.                         --Luke xii.
                                                    48.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An exigence of state asks a much longer time to
              conduct a design to maturity.         --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
        question to or about; to question.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
                                                    --John ix. 21.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He asked the way to Chester.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the
        banns and the persons. --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
          beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
          exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ask \Ask\, v. i.
     1. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to
        ask for bread.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ask, and it shall be given you.       --Matt. vii.
                                                    7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed
        by after.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name? --Gen.
                                                    xxxii. 29.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ask \Ask\, n. [See 2d Asker.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A water newt. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  ASK
       Akademische Software Kooperation (org., Karlsruhe, Germany)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  ASK
       Amplitude Shift Keying

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,
     [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.
     [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.
     j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.
     [root]5.]
     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.
  
              Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.    --Judg. xviii.
                                                    5.
  
              If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
              shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
              you.                                  --John xv. 7.
  
     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?
  
              Ask me never so much dowry.           --Gen. xxxiv.
                                                    12.
  
              To whom men have committed much, of him they will
              ask the more.                         --Luke xii.
                                                    48.
  
              An exigence of state asks a much longer time to
              conduct a design to maturity.         --Addison.
  
     3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
        question to or about; to question.
  
              He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
                                                    --John ix. 21.
  
              He asked the way to Chester.          --Shak.
  
     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. --Fuller.
  
     Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
          beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
          exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ask \Ask\, v. i.
     1. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to
        ask for bread.
  
              Ask, and it shall be given you.       --Matt. vii.
                                                    7.
  
     2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed
        by after.
  
              Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name? --Gen.
                                                    xxxii. 29.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ask \Ask\, n. [See 2d Asker.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A water newt. [Scot. & North of Eng.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ask
       v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had
            to ask directions several times" [syn: 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: require, expect]
       5: require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking
          $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million
          dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
       6: address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your
          teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about
          their dead grandmother"
       7: 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
          postulates a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, postulate,
           need, require, take, involve, call for, demand]
          [ant: obviate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ρωτώ
     2 ζητάω, λέω σε κάποιον να μου δώσει κάτι ή να ικανοποιήσει μια
  επιθυμία μου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     Faroese n.
     1 ash tree
     2 ash wood
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is askur  indef acc s)
     Northern Kurdish n.
     1 gazelle
     2 deer
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     European ash (ash tree) ''Fraxinus excelsior''
     Old Saxon n.
     1 ash tree
     2 spear

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Ask
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 {nn-myt|t=Ask|man|the first male human according to the (w: Poetic
  Edda)}
     2 (given name nn male from=Old Norse meaning=ash tree)
     Swedish n.
     1 (lb sv Norse mythology) Ask#English
     2 (given name sv male from=Old Norse)
     Swedish n.
     (surname sv topographic)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ASK
     n.
     (initialism of en amplitude shift keying)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     n.
     1 An act or instance of asking.
     2 Something asked or asked for.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or ditransitive) To (l en request) (information,
  or an answer to a question).
     2 To (l en put forward) (a question) to be answered.
     3 To (l en interrogate) or enquire of (a person).
     4 To request or petition; usually with ''for''.
     5 To request permission to do something.
     6 To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of
  remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
     7 To invite.
     8 To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the
  persons.
     9 (lb en figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.
     alt.
     1 (lb en UK dialectal and Scotland) An eft; newt.
     2 (lb en UK dialectal) A lizard.
     n.
     1 (lb en UK dialectal and Scotland) An eft; newt.
     2 (lb en UK dialectal) A lizard.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Ask
     n.
     (lb en Norse mythology) The first male human, according to the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic%20Edda.
     n.
     (surname en from=Swedish).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ASK
     n.
     (initialism of en amplitude shift keying)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     Faroese n.
     1 ash tree
     2 ash wood
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is askur  indef acc s)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     European ash (ash tree) ''Fraxinus excelsior''
     Old Norse n.
     (inflection of non askr  acc s)
     Swedish n.
     1 c European ash (tree) ''Fraxinus excelsior''
     2 c a small box (with a loose lid)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Ask
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 {nn-myt|t=Ask|man|the first male human according to the (w: Poetic
  Edda)}
     2 (given name nn male from=Old Norse meaning=ash tree)
     Swedish n.
     1 (lb sv Norse mythology) Ask#English
     2 (given name sv male from=Old Norse)
     Swedish n.
     (surname sv topographic)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ASK
     n.
     (initialism of en amplitude shift keying)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     Faroese n.
     1 ash tree
     2 ash wood
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is askur  indef acc s)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     European ash (ash tree) ''Fraxinus excelsior''
     Old Norse n.
     (inflection of non askr  acc s)
     Swedish n.
     1 c European ash (tree) ''Fraxinus excelsior''
     2 c a small box (with a loose lid)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Ask
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 {nn-myt|t=Ask|man|the first male human according to the (w: Poetic
  Edda)}
     2 (given name nn male from=Old Norse meaning=ash tree)
     Swedish n.
     1 (lb sv Norse mythology) Ask#English
     2 (given name sv male from=Old Norse)
     Swedish n.
     (surname sv topographic)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ASK
     n.
     (initialism of en amplitude shift keying)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     Ruotsi n.
     1 rasia, aski
     2 saarni

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     Danska n.
     (tagg träd språk=da) #Svenska
     Engelska vb.
     1 fråga
     2 be om
     Nynorska n.
     (tagg träd språk=nn) #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Ask
     n.
     (tagg: nordisk mytologi) den förste mannen, gjuten till liv av Oden
  utav en askstam

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  ask
     n.
     1 (tagg: kat=träd) ett trädslag ''(Fraxinus excelsior)'' i familjen
  syrenväxter; exemplar av detta träd
     2 liten förslutningsbar låda

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  Ask
     n.
     (tagg: nordisk mytologi) den förste mannen, gjuten till liv av Oden
  utav en askstam

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  ask  (askoù)
  incision, encoche

From Sorani-Kurmanji Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:ckb-kmr ]


  ask
  xezal

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  ask /ˈask/
  ash

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  ask /ˈask/
  vra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  ask /ˈask/
  vra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  ask /ˈask/
  wonder

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ask /ˈask/
  اسأل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ask //eəsk// //ˈask// //ˈæks// //ˈæsk// //ˈɑːks// //ˈɑːsk// 
  1. и́скам, мо́ля
  make a request
  2. пи́там, питам
  request an answer