Advanced Vocabulary - Ways to Say Ask
Match the verbs on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- petition
- beseech
- poll
- interrogate
- charge
- propose
- solicit
- urge
- apply
- importune
- ask a large number of members of the public what they think about something
- ask somebody for something, such as support, money or information
- ask an amount of money for goods or a service
- make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a loan
- make a formal request for something, especially in a law court
- encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done
- ask someone questions in a thorough and often forceful way
- ask someone for something or to do something in a repeated or annoying way
- ask someone in a serious and emotional way to do something
- ask someone to marry you, especially in a formal way
