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1 ask for
1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) (pa)kviesti, (pa)prašyti2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) prisišaukti -
2 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) (pa)klausti2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) (pa)prašyti3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) (pa)kviesti•- ask for
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3 send for
(to ask to come, or order to be delivered: Her son was sent for; I'll send for a taxi.) iš(si)kviesti -
4 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) klausti2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) teirautis, klausti3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pasiteirauti4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) klausti, prašyti5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) klausti, prašyti6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) tirti•- inquiry- make inquiries -
5 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) (pa)reikalauti2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) reikalauti2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) reikalavimas2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) reikalavimas3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) paklausa•- on demand -
6 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) (pa)kviesti2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) (pa)kviesti, paprašyti3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) (pa)prašyti•- inviting -
7 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) paprašyti, užsakyti2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervuoti, paskirti2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) atsargos2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) draustinis, rezervatas3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) santūrumas4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) rezervas•- reserved
- have
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8 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) uždėti, užtepti2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) panaudoti3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) kreiptis, prašyti4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) taikyti, tikti5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) galioti•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
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9 request
[ri'kwest] 1. noun1) (the act of asking for something: I did that at his request; After frequent requests, he eventually agreed to sing.) prašymas, reikalavimas2) (something asked for: The next record I will play is a request.) pageidavimas2. verb(to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song.) prašyti, pageidauti- on request -
10 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefonas2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) paskambinti (telefonu)2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pranešti/užsakyti telefonu3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) paskambinti į•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
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11 reclaim
[ri'kleim]1) (to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else): A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office.) atsiimti2) (to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc.) melioruoti• -
12 solicit
[sə'lisit](to ask (for): People working for charities are permitted to solicit (money from) the public.) prašyti -
13 sue
[su:]1) (to start a law case against.) paduoti į teismą, iškelti bylą2) ((with for: especially in law) to ask for (eg divorce).) reikalauti per teismą -
14 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) kraštas2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) siena3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) pakraštys2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) ribotis, turėti bendrą sieną3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) riba -
15 degrade
[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) (pa)žeminti -
16 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) nutverti, sugriebti2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) suprasti, suvokti2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) nusitvėrimas, sugniaužimas2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) suvokimas•- grasping -
17 make inquiries
(to ask for information.) klausti, teirautis -
18 pass/send round the hat
(to ask for or collect money on someone's behalf.) rinkti aukas -
19 such-and-such
adjective, pronoun (used to refer to some unnamed person or thing: Let's suppose that you go into such-and-such a shop and ask for such-and-such.) tam tikras, toks ir toks -
20 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.) sūnus paklydėlis2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) atgailaujantis paklydėlis
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