 | English  | German |  |
 | to bid [ask, beg] | 223 bitten |  |
 | to bespeak sth. [request, ask for in advance] | 130 etw. bestellen [vorherbestellen] |  |
 | jobs to apply [ask] | 23 aspirieren [österr.] [bewerben] |  |
 | to frain [Scot.] [archaic] [ask] | 8 fragen |  |
Nouns |
 | ask [coll.] [with adjective, e.g. a big ask] | 22 Aufgabe {f} [Anforderung] |  |
2 Words |
 | to beg leave [ask for leave of absence] | um Urlaub bitten |  |
 | to call on sb. [pay a visit to sb., esp. in order to ask a favour] | bei jdm. vorsprechen [jdn. einen Besuch abstatten, bes. um ein Anliegen vorzubringen] |  |
 | to chase sth. up [Br.] [interrupt to ask a further question about sth.] | bei etw.Dat. nachhaken [unterbrechen, um noch eine (weitere) Frage dazu zu stellen] |  |
 | to dig deeper [idiom] [ask additional questions] | nachhaken [ugs.] [weitere Fragen stellen] |  |
3 Words |
 | to ask for quarter [ask for mercy or clemency, esp. from an enemy] | um Pardon bitten [veraltend] |  |
 | to ask for quarter [dated] [ask for accommodation] | um Quartier bitten |  |
 | stocks ask and bid [ask price and bid price] | Briefkurs und Geldkurs |  |
5+ Words |
 | quote And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. [John F. Kennedy] | Und so, meine amerikanischen Mitbürger: Fragt nicht, was euer Land für euch tun kann - fragt, was ihr für euer Land tun könnt. |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | mus. F Each morning I get up and ask [also: Mornings I get up and ask] | Morgens steh' ich auf und frage [R. Schumann, Liederkreis, Op. 24] |  |