ask

ask
verb
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) preguntar
2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir; preguntar por
3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitar
- ask for
- for the asking

ask vb
1. preguntar
I asked him the time le pregunté la hora
why don't you ask the teacher? ¿por qué no se lo preguntas al profesor?
he asked me a question me hizo una pregunta
2. pedir
he asked me for a cigarette me pidió un cigarro
I asked him to go away le pedí que se fuera
ask the children to help pide a los niños que te ayuden
3. invitar
they asked me to dinner me invitaron a cenar
he wants to ask her out quiere invitarla a salir
ask
tr[ɑːsk]
transitive verb
1 (inquire) preguntar
she asked me my name preguntó mi nombre
ask any questions you like pregunta lo que quieras
ask him what he wants pregúntale qué quiere
2 (request) pedir
we have to ask permission debemos pedir permiso
I asked him to help me le pedí que me ayudara
3 (invite) invitar, convidar
we'll ask Peter to dinner convidaremos a Peter a cenar
he asked her to go out with him la invitó a salir con él
she asked me round to her flat me invitó a su piso
intransitive verb
1 (inquire) preguntar
if you don't know, ask si no lo sabes, pregúntalo
2 (request) pedir
she asked to speak to the boss pidió hablar con el jefe
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to ask for it buscárselo
to be asking for trouble estarse buscando problemas
ask ['æsk] vt
1) : preguntar
ask him if he's coming: pregúntale si viene
2) request: pedir, solicitar
to ask a favor: pedir un favor
3) invite: invitar
ask vi
1) inquire: preguntar
I asked about her children: pregunté por sus niños
2) request: pedir
we asked for help: pedimos ayuda
ask
v.
invitar v.
pedir v.
preguntar v.
rogar v.
æsk, ɑːsk
1.
transitive verb
1) (inquire) preguntar; (inquire of) preguntarle a

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)

honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?

I often ask myself ... — muchas veces me pregunto ...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

2) (request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

3) (invite) invitar

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask him along — invítalo or dile que venga

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

4) (demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?


2.
vi
1) (inquire) preguntar

how are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

2) (request)

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien

Phrasal Verbs:
[ɑːsk]
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
1) (=inquire) preguntar

"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó

to ask sb sth — preguntar algo a algn

I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora

to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo

did you ask him about the job? — ¿le has preguntado por el trabajo?; (in more detail) ¿le has preguntado acerca del trabajo?

I've been meaning to ask you about that — llevo tiempo queriendo or hace tiempo que quiero preguntarte acerca de eso

ask her about her plans for Christmas — pregúntale qué planes tiene para la Navidad

ask me another! — ¡no tengo ni idea!

don't ask me! * — ¡yo qué sé! *, ¡qué sé yo! (esp LAm) *

I ask you! *(despairing) ¿te lo puedes creer?

ask him if he has seen her — pregúntale si la ha visto

if you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca

and where have you been, may I ask? — ¿y dónde has estado, si se puede saber?

to ask (sb) a question — hacer una pregunta (a algn)

I asked the teacher what to do next — le pregunté al profesor lo que tenía que hacer después

ask them what time the party is — pregúntales a qué hora es la fiesta

who asked you? * — ¿quién te ha preguntado a ti?

ask her why she didn't come — pregúntale por qué no vino

2) (=request) pedir

to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

how much are they asking for the car? — ¿cuánto piden por el coche?

they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa

that's asking the impossible — eso es pedir lo imposible

it's not a lot to ask — no es mucho pedir

that's asking a lot — eso es mucho pedir

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

to ask sth of sb, he did everything asked of him — hizo todo lo que se le pidió

all he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba

to ask that sth be done — pedir que se haga algo

all I'm asking is that you keep an open mind — solo te pido que or lo único que pido es que mantengas una actitud abierta

to ask to do sth: I asked to see the director — pedí ver al director

he asked to go on the picnic — preguntó si podía ir (con ellos) de picnic

to ask sb to do sth — pedir a algn que haga algo

we had to ask him to leave — tuvimos que decirle or pedirle que se marchara

that's asking too much — eso es pedir demasiado

I think she's asking too much — creo que está exigiendo demasiado

permission
3) (=invite) invitar

have you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?

to ask sb to dinner — invitar a algn a cenar

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
1) (=inquire) preguntar

he was too shy to ask — le dio vergüenza preguntar

ask about our reduced rates for students — pregunta por or infórmate sobre nuestros descuentos para estudiantes

he was asking about the Vikings — preguntaba acerca de or sobre los vikingos

I asked about the possibility of staying on — pregunté acerca de or sobre la posibilidad de quedarme más tiempo, pregunté si era posible que me quedara más tiempo

he was asking about you — estaba preguntando por ti

"what's the matter?" - "don't ask" — -¿qué pasa? -más te vale no saberlo

now you're asking! *(=what a difficult question) ¡vaya con la preguntita! *; (=who knows) ¡quién sabe!; (=wouldn't we all like to know) ¡eso quisiera saber yo! *

I was only asking — era solo una pregunta

"what has he gone and done now?" - "you may well ask!" — -¿qué es lo que ha hecho ahora? -¡buena pregunta!

2) (=make request) pedir

if you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo

the asking price — el precio que se pide/pedía etc

I offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían

it's yours for the asking — no tienes más que pedirlo y es tuyo

ASK ► Translate ask by preguntar only in contexts where information is being sought:
I'll ask him Voy a preguntárselo
Ask her what she thinks Pregúntale qué le parece
We asked everywhere Preguntamos en todas partes ► Use pedir when ask means "request" or "demand":
No one asked to see my passport Nadie me pidió el pasaporte
We asked them to be here before five Les pedimos que estuviesen or estuvieran aquí antes de las cinco
He was asked to explain his behaviour Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento NOTE: Pedir que is followed by the subjunctive. For further uses and examples, see ask, ask about, ask for etc
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[æsk, ɑːsk]
1.
transitive verb
1) (inquire) preguntar; (inquire of) preguntarle a

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)

honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?

I often ask myself ... — muchas veces me pregunto ...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

2) (request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

3) (invite) invitar

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask him along — invítalo or dile que venga

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

4) (demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?


2.
vi
1) (inquire) preguntar

how are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

2) (request)

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

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