Ask vs Offer - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between ask and offer

is that ask is to request (information, or an answer to a question) while offer is to present (something) to God as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.

As nouns the difference between ask and offer

is that ask is an act or instance of asking while offer is a proposal that has been made.

As a proper noun Ask

is the first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.

ask

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) asken, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

I asked her age.

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

to ask a question

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

I'm going to ask this lady for directions.

* Bible, John ix. 21

He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

To request or petition; usually with for .

to ask for a second helping at dinner

to ask for help with homework

* Bible, Matthew vii. 7

Ask , and it shall be given you.

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

What price are you asking for the house?

* Addison

An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity.

To invite.

Don't ask them to the wedding.

To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

(Fuller)

(figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.

Usage notes

* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See * Pronouncing ask as /æks/ is a common example of metathesis and a feature of some varieties of English, notably African American Vernacular English (AAVE). * The action expressed by the verb ask'' can also be expressed by the noun-verb combination ''pose a question'' (confer the parallel in German between ''fragen'' and ''eine Frage stellen ).

Derived terms

* ask after * ask around * ask for * ask in * ask out * ask over * ask round * for the asking * no questions asked * outask

Noun

(en noun)

An act or instance of asking.

* 2005 , Laura Fredricks, The ask :

To ask for a gift is a privilege, a wonderful expression of commitment to and ownership of the organization. Getting a yes to an ask can be a rush, but asking for the gift can and should be just as rewarding.

Something asked or asked for; a request.

* 2008 , Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins, Speaking to Teenagers :

Communication researchers call this the foot-in-the-door syndrome. Essentially it's based on the observation that people who respond positively to a small “ask'” are more likely to respond to a bigger “' ask ” later on.

An asking price.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) aske, arske, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

Noun

(en noun)

An eft; newt.

* 1876 , S. Smiles, Scottish Naturalist :

He looked at the beast. It was not an eel. It was very like an ask .

A lizard.

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offer

English

(wikipedia offer)

Alternative forms

* offre (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) offer, from (etyl) . See verb below.

Noun

(en noun)

A proposal that has been made.

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Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

(label) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

Derived terms

* make an offer

Etymology 2

From (etyl) offren, offrien, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)

(lb) To present (something) to God as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.

*Bible, (w) xxix. 36

*:Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.

(lb) To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.

*2009 , Roger Williams, Triumph Tr2, 3, 3a, 4 & 4a

*:The next stage is to remove and replace the top part of the right side lip, and offer the lid to the car to ensure all the shapes and gaps are okay.

(lb) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

(lb) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.

(lb) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.

*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

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(lb) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

(lb) To happen, to present itself.

*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)

*:The occasion offers , and the youth complies.

*1749 , (John Cleland), (w) , Penguin 1985, p.64:

*:The opportunity, however, did not offer till next morning, for Phoebe did not come to bed till long after I was gone to sleep.

(lb) To make an attempt; used with at .

*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)

*:I will not offer at that I cannot master.

*(w, Roger L'Estrange) (1616-1704)

*:He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.

*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)

*:without offering at any other remedy

(lb) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.

Usage notes

* This is a catenative verb that takes the to -infinitive. See

Etymology 3

Noun

(en noun)

(used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off

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