ask

1. To request or petition.

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

   I asked her age.

   I didn't know the answer so I asked.

   fragen, stellen

   спра́шиватьsprášivatʹ, спроси́тьsprosítʹ, задава́тьzadavátʹ

   пита́тиpytáty, запита́тиzapytáty

   address a question to and expect an answer from

2. (ditransitive, переходный)To request or enquire of (a person).

   I asked her (for) her age.

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

   make a request or demand for something to somebody

3. (переходный, обычно)To request (an item or service) (see also ask for).

   to ask for a second helping at dinner

   to ask for help with homework

4. (переходный)To request (someone to do something).

   Emma asked Jim to close his eyes.

   consider obligatory; request and expect

5. To request permission (to do something).

   She asked to see the doctor.

   Did you ask to use the car?

6. To put forward (a question) to be answered.

   to ask a question

   to ask a riddle

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

   What price are you asking for the house?

   It’s asking a lot of this old car to make it all the way up to Scotland.

8. To invite.

   Don’t ask them to the wedding.

9. (переносно)To indirectly encourage or make more likely (an undesirable outcome).

   Walking around with such an expensive watch is asking to be mugged.

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

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

1. Do you know what you're asking?

   Ты знаешь, о чём просишь?

   deWeißt du, was du da fragst?

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2. May I ask you a favor?

   Можно попросить тебя об одном одолжении?

   deKann ich Sie um einen Gefallen bitten?

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3. Feel free to ask any questions.

   Не стесняйтесь задавать любые вопросы.

   ukНе вагайтеся ставити питання.

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4. I asked him where he lived.

   Я спросил его, где он живет.

   ukЯ запитав його, де він мешкає.

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5. I asked him about the accident.

   Я спросил его об аварии.

   ukЯ розпитав його про аварію.

   deIch fragte ihn nach dem Unfall.

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правильный · Урок

• ask outприглашатьTo invite somebody, especially on a date.
• ask inпригласить, зватьTo invite someone to enter one's house.
• ask overпригласить, зватьTo invite (someone) to come to one's house or other place.
• ask forпросить, попроситьTo request; to order.
• ask roundпригласить, зватьTo enquire of several people.
• ask backTo invite an interviewee to a further interview.
• ask afterTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
• ask aroundTo enquire of different people about something.