to request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.-to require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask?-to interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.-to invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.-to publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.-to request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.-to make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after.-a water newt.