C2 Woordenlijst - Verzoek en antwoord

to sincerely and desperately ask for something

vleigen, smeken

to earnestly request or obtain something through prayer, entreaty, or supplication

impetreren, aanroepen

to make a request or prayer for something, particularly in an earnest and humble manner

smeken, biddend verzoeken

to ask questions in order to seek information or clarification

vragen, ondervragen

to suggest something in an indirect manner

insinueren, aansnijden

to suggest or assume the existence or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

postuleren, veronderstellen

to specify that something needs to be done or how it should be done, especially as part of an agreement

vaststellen, bepalen

to earnestly and desperately beg for something

beseffen, hijsen

to ask someone questions in a formal way

catechiseren, ondervragen

to reply quickly and sharply, often in a clever or aggressive manner

terugkaatsen, reageren

to ask a lot of challenging and persistent questions to get information or clarification

ondervragen, grillen

to respond to someone often in a witty, angry, or disapproving manner

terugkaatsen, terugroepen

to annoy someone repeatedly by making persistent requests

zeuren, bedelen

to request something in an annoyingly persistent way

dringend verzoeken, aanvallen met verzoeken

to formally question someone, especially in a legal or parliamentary context

interpelleren, ondervragen

to answer questions or deal with requests

afhandelen, behandelen