Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "ask" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

answer demand reply tell

Derived Terms

I ask you I thought you'd never ask ask after ask around ask back ask box ask for ask for it ask for someone's hand in marriage ask for the moon ask for trouble ask how high when someone says jump ask in ask me anything ask me one about sport ask me one on sport ask my arse ask out ask over ask price ask round ask the impossible ask the question askability askable askee askhole asking for a friend asking rate bid-ask spread big ask depends who's asking don't ask don't ask me for the asking hard ask if you ask me it's better to ask forgiveness than permission it's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission misask never ask the barber if you need a haircut no questions asked outask reask shoot first and ask questions later tough ask unask who's asking

Context

dialectal norse mythology uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

articulate ask for bear on bespeak call for come to communicate concern demand formulate give voice have to do with intercommunicate pertain phrase quest refer relate request touch touch on word

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

beg beseech demand enquire entreat frain implore interrogate petition prompt query question request solicit supplicate

Type Of (IsA)

salamander

Manner Of

communicate demand give voice request

Related Terms

acceptance action answer answers asking price axe beg claim creating creating question demand do eft enquire expect first for information for questions getting getting answer getting answers give give question human information inquire inquiry interrogate interrogative invite knowledge knowledge request lizard male mark matter necessity newt parley permission petition plead plead beg polite polite demand pose pose question posing put put forward put question query query question question question action question mark question posing question query question work questioning questions remuneration request requesting require return say say question something take work

Similar Terms

claim enquire exact inquire take

Synonym Network

ask out necessitate

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.