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  1. 1. v. t. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. 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? Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. A water newt. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. make a request or demand for something to somebody Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. direct or put; seek an answer to Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. consider obligatory; request and expect Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. address a question to and expect an answer from Source: wordnet

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