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Adjective asking has 1 sense

interrogative, interrogatory, asking - relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

Noun asking has 1 sense

request, asking - the verbal act of requesting
--₁ is a kind of speech act
--₁ has particulars:
notification, notice; wish, indirect request; invitation; entreaty, prayer, appeal; prayer, petition, orison; call; charge, billing; trick or treat; questioning, inquiring; order; recall, callback

Verb ask has 7 senses

ask, inquire, enquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
--₁ is one way to communicate, intercommunicate

Derived form: noun asker₁
Sample sentence:
They ask whether there was a traffic accident
ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
--₂ is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
They ask him to write the letter
ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
--₃ is one way to give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate

Derived form: noun asker₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ask, require, expect - 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"
--₄ is one way to demand
Sample sentence:
They ask him to write the letter
ask - 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"
--₅ is one way to demand
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
--₆ is one way to address, turn to

Derived form: noun asker₁
Sample sentence:
They ask them the information
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand - 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"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something