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I. ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] VB trans

1. ask (request information):

to ask [sb] sth [or form sth [of sb]]
[jdn] etw fragen
ask him why he did it!
to ask a question [about sth]
[zu etw dat] eine Frage stellen
to ask sb a riddle

2. ask (request):

to ask sth
um etw acc bitten
to ask [sb] advice/a favour
to ask sb's opinion
to ask sb for sth [or form sth of sb]
jdn um etw acc bitten

3. ask (invite):

to ask sb [to sth]
jdn [zu etw dat] einladen

4. ask (demand a price):

to ask £50 [for sth]
50 Pfund [für etw acc] verlangen

5. ask (expect):

to ask too much of sb

Phrases:

don't ask me
I ask you!
if you ask me

II. ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] VB intr

1. ask (request information):

ask
you may well ask , well may you ask Brit hum
to ask about sb/sth
nach jdm/etw fragen
to ask about sb/sth
sich acc nach jdm/etw erkundigen

2. ask (make a request):

to ask [for sth]
[um etw acc] bitten

3. ask (wish):

to ask for sth
sich dat etw wünschen

4. ask fig (take a risk):

Phrases:

III. ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] N STOCKEX

ask
ask
Ask m
ask
Brief m <-(e)s, -e>

ask N FINMKT

ask
ask
Ask m
ask

ask after VB intr

to ask after sb

ask around VB intr

ask around
to ask around for sb/sth

ask in VB trans

to ask sb in
to ask sb in for a coffee

ask out VB trans

ask over, Brit also ask round VB trans inf

to ask sb over [or round]
jdn [zu sich dat] einladen

ˈask price N

1. ask price STOCKEX:

ask price
Briefkurs m <-es, -e>

2. ask price COMM:

ask price

ask price N FINMKT

ask price

ask price N MKT COMPET

ask price

bid-ask spread N FINMKT

Present
Iask
youask
he/she/itasks
weask
youask
theyask
Past
Iasked
youasked
he/she/itasked
weasked
youasked
theyasked
Present Perfect
Ihaveasked
youhaveasked
he/she/ithasasked
wehaveasked
youhaveasked
theyhaveasked
Past Perfect
Ihadasked
youhadasked
he/she/ithadasked
wehadasked
youhadasked
theyhadasked