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ask for vs put across

put across vs ask for

ask for and put across both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ask for No No Yes No
put across No No Yes No
As verbs, put across is a hypernym of ask for; that is, put across is a word with a broader meaning than ask for:
  • ask for: express the need or desire for
  • put across: transmit information
Other hypernyms of ask for include communicate, pass, pass along, pass on.
ask for (verb) put across (verb)
express the need or desire for transmit information
increase the likelihood of
Difference between ask for and put across

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