asked

verb

1. 1

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

   “I asked her age.”

2. 2

   To put forward (a question) to be answered.

   “to ask a question”

3. 3

   To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

   “I'm going to ask this lady for directions.”

4. 4

   To request or petition; usually with for.

   “to ask for a second helping at dinner”

5. 5

   To request permission to do something.

   “Did you ask to use the car?”

6. 6

   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?”

7. 7

   To invite.

   “Don't ask them to the wedding.”

8. 8

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

9. 9

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