Alex What is a word for asking for something?
Some common synonyms of ask are inquire, interrogate, query, and question. While all these words mean “to address a person in order to gain information,” ask implies no more than the putting of a question.
What is a synonym for inquisitive?
The words curious and prying are common synonyms of inquisitive.
What is it called when you have something someone wants?
Some common synonyms of want are covet, crave, desire, and wish. While all these words mean “to have a longing for,” want specifically suggests a felt need or lack.
What is a word for someone who always asks questions?
The straight up, direct answer to your question is “inquisitive”. An inquisitive person is one given to asking questions. There are other words to call such a person but they depend on their attitude and the feelings they elicit in others.
What is a lover of learning called?
A philomath (/ˈfɪləmæθ/) is a lover of learning and studying. The term is from Greek philos (φίλος; “beloved”, “loving”, as in philosophy or philanthropy) and manthanein, math- (μανθάνειν, μαθ-; “to learn”, as in polymath).
What is a word for wanting something you can’t have?
1. Yᴇᴀʀɴ, ʟᴏɴɢ, ʜᴀɴᴋᴇʀ, ᴘɪɴᴇ all mean to feel a powerful desire for something. Yᴇᴀʀɴ stresses the depth and passionateness of a desire: to yearn to get away and begin a new life; to yearn desperately for recognition.
Do you know how to ask something nicely?
Because asking something from someone requires skill. Asking is an art which needs to be completed politely and nicely. People who ask for favors and get yes as a response knows the art of great ask.
Can you ask someone to do something in person?
You need to muster the courage to ask for something big, in person or at least, on the phone—not always easy. But, there are always exceptions, and perhaps communication is difficult, time zones or other obstacles.
What’s the best way to ask a question?
Use social proof by creating micro-groups and mini-masterminds. When you email a small enough group, the presence of one initial response often prompts others to respond as well—creating the inertia of ongoing conversation rather than having to circle back and bother more people.
How to ask a yes or no question on a survey?
You’ll ask a question, then have two options: Yes and No. Your survey app likely offers a Yes/No question; otherwise, use the multiple choice question and add Yes and No answers yourself. Example: Are you a vegetarian?
Asking one or two people who are well-equipped to answer your question is preferable to asking 20 who aren’t. People love to feel needed, powerful and important. To know they’re the first/only person you thought of to help them is likely to set a little ego boost in motion.
You need to muster the courage to ask for something big, in person or at least, on the phone—not always easy. But, there are always exceptions, and perhaps communication is difficult, time zones or other obstacles.
What should I ask someone on a date?
Feel absolutely free to ask about what you want to know. “So, did you have a good time on our date?” and “You want to do it again sometime?” and possibly “Did I do something wrong?” when they don’t contact you. If you want to know something, never be afraid to ask.
How to write email asking someone to do something?
If you are asking for something much larger, say to pay off your student loans—I need to ask you, “Why an email?” The larger the request or “ask”, the less appropriate an email becomes. You need to muster the courage to ask for something big, in person or at least, on the phone—not always easy.