Ask
Ask verb - To put a question or questions to.
To request and ask are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To request" with "Ask", this terms are similar.
To request
Ask and to request are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ask" instead a verb phrase "To request".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Everyone has that one friend who will say this(or some variant) if you're about get something to eat and ask if they want anything, only to request some of yours once you get your food.
Source: I'm Not Hungry - Treize astonishes him by giving an exact number ("As of yesterday, 99,822 people"), listing several names from memory, and calling Lady Une to ask how many have died so far in the current battle and to request that those names be forwarded to him so he can memorize them.
Source: A Million Is a Statistic
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