To put a question to (someone)

• quiz

  1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly:
  2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions:
  3. To poke fun at; mock.

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  1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly:
  2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions:
  3. To poke fun at; mock.

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• question

  1. A sentence, phrase, or gesture that seeks information through a reply.
  2. A subject or point that is under discussion or open to controversy:
  3. A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:

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  1. A sentence, phrase, or gesture that seeks information through a reply.
  2. A subject or point that is under discussion or open to controversy:
  3. A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:

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• query

  1. A question; an inquiry.
  2. A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
  3. A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

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  1. A question; an inquiry.
  2. A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
  3. A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

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• inquire

  1. To seek information by asking a question:
  2. To make an inquiry or investigation:
  3. To ask, especially politely or formally:

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  1. To seek information by asking a question:
  2. To make an inquiry or investigation:
  3. To ask, especially politely or formally:

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• examine

  1. To observe carefully or critically; inspect:
  2. To study or analyze:
  3. To test or check the condition or health of:

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  1. To observe carefully or critically; inspect:
  2. To study or analyze:
  3. To test or check the condition or health of:

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To seek an answer to (a question)

• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• put

  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To cause to be in a specified condition:
  3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:

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  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To cause to be in a specified condition:
  3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:

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• pose

  1. To set forth in words for consideration; propound:
  2. To present or constitute:
  3. To place (a model, for example) in a specific position.

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  1. To set forth in words for consideration; propound:
  2. To present or constitute:
  3. To place (a model, for example) in a specific position.

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To endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires.

• solicit

  1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  2. To petition persistently; importune:
  3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act.

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  1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  2. To petition persistently; importune:
  3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act.

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• seek

  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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• Also used with for: request

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To have as a need or prerequisite

• take

  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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• require

  1. To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on:
  2. To stipulate as obligatory by authority:
  3. To demand as obligatory or appropriate:

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  1. To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on:
  2. To stipulate as obligatory by authority:
  3. To demand as obligatory or appropriate:

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• necessitate

  1. To make necessary or unavoidable.
  2. To require or compel.

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  1. To make necessary or unavoidable.
  2. To require or compel.

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• involve

  1. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:
  2. To relate to or affect:
  3. To cause to burn; spread to:

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  1. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:
  2. To relate to or affect:
  3. To cause to burn; spread to:

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• entail

  1. To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence:
  2. To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.
  3. To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.

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  1. To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence:
  2. To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.
  3. To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.

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• demand

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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• call for

  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.

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  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.

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To request that someone take part in or be present at a particular occasion

• invite

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

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  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

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• bid

  1. To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
  2. To auction (a contract):
  3. To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club:

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  1. To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
  2. To auction (a contract):
  3. To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club:

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To inquire

• worm out of

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• give the third degree

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• pump

  1. A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.
  2. A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.
  3. Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.

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  1. A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.
  2. A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.
  3. Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.

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• put-the-bee-on

  1. (slang, chiefly US) to finish off, to beat
  2. (slang, chiefly US) to beg; to borrow money from

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  1. (slang, chiefly US) to finish off, to beat
  2. (slang, chiefly US) to beg; to borrow money from

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• put the bite on

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• turn the heat on

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• put the screws on

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• dun

  1. To importune (a debtor) for payment:
  2. One that duns.
  3. An importunate demand for payment.

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  1. To importune (a debtor) for payment:
  2. One that duns.
  3. An importunate demand for payment.

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• grill

  1. To broil on a gridiron.
  2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.
  3. To question relentlessly; cross-examine.

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  1. To broil on a gridiron.
  2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.
  3. To question relentlessly; cross-examine.

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• draw out

  1. To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
  2. To physically extract, as blood from a vein.
  3. To extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.

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  1. To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
  2. To physically extract, as blood from a vein.
  3. To extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.

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• sound-out

  1. To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
  2. To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
  3. (intransitive) To speak or sing loudly, to call out.

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  1. To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
  2. To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
  3. (intransitive) To speak or sing loudly, to call out.

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• quiz

  1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly:
  2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions:
  3. To poke fun at; mock.

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  1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly:
  2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions:
  3. To poke fun at; mock.

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• investigate

  1. To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically:
  2. To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination.

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  1. To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically:
  2. To make a detailed inquiry or systematic examination.

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• scour

  1. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously:
  2. To remove by scrubbing:
  3. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.

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  1. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously:
  2. To remove by scrubbing:
  3. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.

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• probe

  1. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.
  2. An electrode or other device that can be placed inside something to take and convey measurements.
  3. A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.

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  1. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.
  2. An electrode or other device that can be placed inside something to take and convey measurements.
  3. A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.

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• pry into

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• challenge

  1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
  2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  3. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:

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  1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
  2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  3. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:

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• beg leave

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• pray

  1. To utter or address a prayer or prayers to a deity or an object of worship, often as an entreaty:
  2. To use prayer to request (that something may happen):
  3. To say (a prayer or group of prayers):

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  1. To utter or address a prayer or prayers to a deity or an object of worship, often as an entreaty:
  2. To use prayer to request (that something may happen):
  3. To say (a prayer or group of prayers):

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• urge

  1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
  2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
  3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:

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  1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
  2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
  3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:

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• invite

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

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  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

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• call upon

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• petition

  1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.
  2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
  3. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter:

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  1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.
  2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
  3. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter:

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• charge

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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• bid

  1. To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
  2. To auction (a contract):
  3. To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club:

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  1. To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
  2. To auction (a contract):
  3. To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club:

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• enjoin

  1. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  2. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
  3. To prohibit or forbid:

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  1. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  2. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
  3. To prohibit or forbid:

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• institute an inquiry

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• put questions to

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• direct

  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
  3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.

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  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
  3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.

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• requisition

  1. A formal written request for something needed.
  2. A necessity; a requirement.
  3. The state or condition of being needed or put into service.

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  1. A formal written request for something needed.
  2. A necessity; a requirement.
  3. The state or condition of being needed or put into service.

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• command

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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• order

  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

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  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

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• apply to

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• make application

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• make inquiry

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• catechize

  1. To teach the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and ethics by means of questions and answers.
  2. To question or examine closely or methodically:

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  1. To teach the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and ethics by means of questions and answers.
  2. To question or examine closely or methodically:

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• want to know

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• require an answer

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• frame a question

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• angle-for

  1. To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see angle,‎ for.

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  1. To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see angle,‎ for.

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• file for

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• apply for

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• call for

  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.

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  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.

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• pose a question

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• raise a question

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• make a request

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• demand

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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• cross-examine

  1. To question (a witness already questioned by the opposing side) regarding matters brought out during foregoing direct examination.
  2. To question (a person) closely, especially with regard to answers or information given previously.

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  1. To question (a witness already questioned by the opposing side) regarding matters brought out during foregoing direct examination.
  2. To question (a person) closely, especially with regard to answers or information given previously.

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• examine

  1. To observe carefully or critically; inspect:
  2. To study or analyze:
  3. To test or check the condition or health of:

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  1. To observe carefully or critically; inspect:
  2. To study or analyze:
  3. To test or check the condition or health of:

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• interrogate

  1. To examine by questioning formally or officially.
  2. To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response.

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  1. To examine by questioning formally or officially.
  2. To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response.

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• inquire

  1. To seek information by asking a question:
  2. To make an inquiry or investigation:
  3. To ask, especially politely or formally:

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  1. To seek information by asking a question:
  2. To make an inquiry or investigation:
  3. To ask, especially politely or formally:

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• question

  1. A sentence, phrase, or gesture that seeks information through a reply.
  2. A subject or point that is under discussion or open to controversy:
  3. A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:

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  1. A sentence, phrase, or gesture that seeks information through a reply.
  2. A subject or point that is under discussion or open to controversy:
  3. A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:

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• query

  1. A question; an inquiry.
  2. A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
  3. A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

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  1. A question; an inquiry.
  2. A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
  3. A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

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• request

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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To solicit

• supplicate

  1. To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.
  2. To make a humble entreaty to; beseech.
  3. To make a humble, earnest petition; beg.

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  1. To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.
  2. To make a humble entreaty to; beseech.
  3. To make a humble, earnest petition; beg.

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• entreat

  1. To make an earnest request of (someone).
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  3. To deal with; treat.

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  1. To make an earnest request of (someone).
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  3. To deal with; treat.

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• request

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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To expect

• charge

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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• demand

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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• claim

  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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• hope for

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To invite

• summon

  1. To call together; convene:
  2. To request to appear; send for:
  3. To order to take a specified action; bid:

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  1. To call together; convene:
  2. To request to appear; send for:
  3. To order to take a specified action; bid:

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• urge

  1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
  2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
  3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:

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  1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
  2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
  3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:

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• suggest

  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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• propose

  1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest:
  2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.
  3. To offer (a toast to be drunk).

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  1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest:
  2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.
  3. To offer (a toast to be drunk).

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