ask (something) of



ask (something) of

To request something of another person. I hope she doesn't ask that of me—I'm afraid I won't be able to say no. I'm sorry, but I'm not sure. Ask those questions of the boss.
See also: ask, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vienne-French
NiallNEE-al, NIE-alIrish, Scottish
Svante-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Yiorgos-Greek
Itai-Hebrew
Gunn-Norwegian