To request. / To increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action; to invite.

simple past tense and past participle of ask

present participle of ask

The act or process of posing a question or making a request. / (rare in the singular) A request, or petition. / (in the plural) The marriage banns.

That asks; that expresses a question or request.

(idiomatic) Available for someone to have something just by asking for it, i.e., without any significant effort or outlay; freely.

Obsolete spelling of ask

Initialism of amplitude shift keying.

present participle of ask for

simple past tense and past participle of ask for