Talk:ask

I changed the Hebrew translation of "ask" from "שאל" and "ביקש" (both translated as "asked") to "לשאול" and "לבקש" ("ask"). Liso 15:34, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Noun

Is this a noun as well? See the campaign “The Big Ask”: http://www.thebigask.eu/ H. (talk) 13:55, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

 Done Equinox ◑ 17:00, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Etymology

The Old English form is certainly from the Proto-Germanic[8]; but the Proto-Germanic form (as reconstructed) may well have been influenced by forms in the substrate language akin to a dialect of Basque[6], where the early Germanic form which evolved from its parent language (having evolved from Proto-Indo-European), produced a hybrid form with the P.I.E. root[7]. Compare Basque ESKATU (to ask, also to run out of, become scarce) and ESKAS (scarce), hence ESCARI (petition, request, et cetera)[7]. The evolution from the initial "E"(whence "EI") in the earlier Germanic, to the initial "A" in Old English, seems to confirm this possibility[5].

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. '2' inserted in root words stands for a laryngeal to represent an 'a' that does not exist. √ means original or earliest root.

Andrew H. Gray 10:14, 22 January 2019 (UTC)Andrew

ask for

A note about its relation with ask for would improve the entry: how can its intransitive uses, especially when followed by of, be distinguished from the latter? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:52, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

Invite: We should ask them for a meal sometime

Can I add this one as an (ambiguous) example of invitation? We should ask them for a meal sometime --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:31, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

ask me another

A phrase used when one does not know the answer to a question.
Why is the sky blue? How should I know? Ask me another!
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ask+me+another

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:10, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

I ask you

A set phrase expressing anger, shock, or indignation about someone's actions.
He dares to speak to my wife that way? I ask you!
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/I+ask+you

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done Equinox ◑ 20:55, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

asked ɑ/æs(k)t

According to LPD, optional k, unike in masked mɑ/æskt --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)