Collocations for ask - verb

gently, quietly, softly
‘How do you feel?’ she asked softly.

amiably, conversationally, politely
‘Did you sleep well?’, he asked politely.

belligerently, crossly, icily, nastily, querulously, sarcastically, slyly, testily | casually, dryly, innocently
‘Oh, Sue went too, did she?’ I asked innocently (= pretending I did not know that this was important).

curiously, incredulously, pointedly, suspiciously | anxiously, apprehensively, fearfully, solicitously
‘Will he be all right?’, Sabrina asked anxiously.

legitimately
We can legitimately ask what competence an official based in Whitehall has to solve the problems of rural Scotland.

rhetorically

long to, want to
She longed to ask Mary if she knew what was wrong. | I wanted to ask him a question.

dare (to)
I wondered how old she was but I didn''t dare ask.

forget to
I completely forgot to ask his name.

about
He asked about her family.

get asked sth
I often get asked that.

if you don''t mind me/my asking
How old are you - if you don''t mind my asking?

nicely
If you ask her nicely, she''ll give you a sweet.

for
asking for money