Asking vs. Ask — What's the Difference?

To put a question to

To put a question to

To seek an answer to

To seek an answer to

To seek information about

To seek information about

To make a request of

To make a request of

To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause

To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause

To require or call for as a price or condition

To require or call for as a price or condition

To expect or demand

To expect or demand

To invite

To invite

(Archaic)To publish, as marriage banns.

(Archaic)To publish, as marriage banns.

To make inquiry; seek information.

To make inquiry; seek information.

To make a request

To make a request

The act of making a request

The act of making a request

Something that is requested

Something that is requested

Present participle of ask

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

The act or process of posing a question or making a request.

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

A request, or petition.

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

(in the plural) The marriage banns.

To request or petition; usually with for.

That asks; that expresses a question or request.

To request permission to do something.

The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation.

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

The publishing of banns.

To invite.

The verbal act of requesting

To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

(figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.

An act or instance of asking.

Something asked or asked for.

An asking price.

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

An eft; newt.

A lizard.

To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; - often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.

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?

To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.

To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.

To publish in church for marriage; - said of both the banns and the persons.

To request or petition; - usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.

To make inquiry, or seek by request; - sometimes followed by after.

A water newt.

Inquire about;

Make a request or demand for something to somebody;

Direct or put; seek an answer to;

Consider obligatory; request and expect;

Require or ask for as a price or condition;

Address a question to and expect an answer from;

Require as useful, just, or proper;