просить — meaning in English

English meaning

• ask verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
• beg verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
• bespeak verb To talk about or describe something.
• invite verb To ask someone to come to an event or take part in something.
• please verb To make someone happy or satisfied.
• prithee intj An old-fashioned way of saying "please," used to soften a request or question.
• request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.

Senses

просить is used for these senses in English:

• ask (transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).
• ask for To request.
• beg (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
• beg (transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
• bespeak (transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
• here you are (idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.
• invite (transitive) To request formally.
• please (often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

ask — full definition

1. verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
2. verb To request that someone do something, or to request permission.
3. verb To invite someone.
4. noun A request, or something requested — often used in business or fundraising contexts.
5. noun The price a seller is asking for something.

beg — full definition

1. verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
2. verb To plead earnestly with someone, especially to be forgiven or spared.

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