ask

1. To request or petition.

   (intransitive, transitive)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, transitive)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. (transitive, usually)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. (transitive)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. (figuratively)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. (figuratively)To take (a person's situation) as an example.

1. Feel free to ask any questions.

   Не вагайтеся ставити питання.

   ruНе стесняйтесь задавать любые вопросы.

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2. I asked him where he lived.

   Я запитав його, де він мешкає.

   ruЯ спросил его, где он живет.

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3. I asked him about the accident.

   Я розпитав його про аварію.

   ruЯ спросил его об аварии.

   deIch fragte ihn nach dem Unfall.

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4. I'm not about to ask him.

   Я не збираюся його питати просто зараз.

   ruЯ не собираюсь его спрашивать прям сейчас.

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5. May I ask you a question?

   Можна, я поставлю питання?

   ruМогу я задать вам вопрос?

   deDarf ich dir eine Frage stellen?

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regular · Lesson

• ask outзапитати, питатиTo invite somebody, especially on a date.
• ask inзапросити, запрошуватиTo invite someone to enter one's house.
• ask overзапросити, запрошуватиTo invite (someone) to come to one's house or other place.
• ask forпросити, попроситиTo request; to order.
• ask aroundрозпитати, розпитуватиTo enquire of different people about something.
• ask roundзапросити, запрошуватиTo enquire of several people.
• ask backTo invite an interviewee to a further interview.
• ask afterTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).