augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He indicated where the border ended"

tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

communicate, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"

order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"

ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"

encore - request an encore, from a performer

petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

supplicate - ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"

apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"

solicit, beg, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

challenge - ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

beg off, excuse - ask for permission to be released from an engagement

demand - ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"

claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

call for, invite - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

call for, invite - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

ask in, invite - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"

desire - express a desire for

beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"

call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"

ask out, invite out, take out - make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?"

book, reserve, hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"