ask

To request or petition.

I asked her age.

I didn't know the answer so I asked.

To request or petition.

I asked her (for) her age.

I’m going to ask this lady (for) directions.

To request or petition.

to ask for a second helping at dinner

to ask for help with homework

To request or petition.

Emma asked Jim to close his eyes.

To request or petition.

She asked to see the doctor.

Did you ask to use the car?

An act or instance of asking.

To ask for a gift is a privilege, a wonderful expression of commitment to and ownership of the organization. Getting a yes to an ask can be a rush, but asking for the gift can and should be just as rewarding.

That really does not seem much of an ask.

Something asked or asked for.

I know this is a big ask, but …

Communication researchers call this the foot-in-the-door syndrome. Essentially it's based on the observation that people who respond positively to a small “ask” are more likely to respond to a bigger “ask” later on.

An asking price.

A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.

Answering 'asks' like this is one common way that Tumblr bloggers interact with their followers, so it is in the act of publicly answering these asks that I examine community building practices.

The following example from Black Mental Health illustrates an ask from an anonymous follower seeking social support: […]

An eft; newt.

He looked at the beast. It was not an eel. It was very like an ask.

A lizard.

We hear of Adder dens, but detailed accounts of the discovery of one are very rare. Service (1902) records that a peatman, when levelling on an estate by the Solway, found in a hole in the ground, some 8 inches below the surface, 40 adders, 10 toads and a large number of asks (lizards).