Ask (7)
'ask' is the definition.
(I know that ask can be written as inquire)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for inquire that I've seen before include "investigation" , "Ask for information" .)
'ask' is the definition.
(I know that ask is a kind of request)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for request that I've seen before include "Plea" , "Suit" , "Polite demand" , "Application" , "Ask for" .)
'ask' is the definition.
(inviting is a kind of asking)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for invite that I've seen before include "Ask (someone to visit)" , "Request formally" , "Ask to call" , "Request the presence of" , "Ask to one's house, maybe to a party" .)