5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons. Fuller.
Syn. -- To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat; beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim; exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.
Ask, v. i. 1. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
Ask, and it shall be given you.
Matt. vii. 7.