[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to put a question to; inquire of:I asked him but he didn't answer.Synonyms: interrogate , question Antonyms: answer", "to request information about:to ask the way.", "to try to get by using words; request:to ask advice; to ask a favor.Synonyms: appeal , sue", "to solicit from; request of:Could I ask you a favor? Ask her for advice.Synonyms: entreat , beg , beseech", "to demand; expect:What price are they asking? A little silence is all I ask.", "to set a price of:to ask $20 for the hat.", "to call for; need; require:This experiment asks patience.", "to invite:to ask guests to dinner.", "Archaic.to publish (banns)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to make inquiry; inquire:to ask about a person.Antonyms: answer", "to request or petition (usually followed byfor):to ask for leniency; to ask for food.Synonyms: appeal , sue"]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a question or inquiry.", "a request, especially a demanding one:Is it too big an ask for you to give me a loan?"]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree."]}]