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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,
[=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.
[=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.
j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.
[root]5.]
1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to
solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before
the person addressed.
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Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God. --Judg. xviii.
5.
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If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
you. --John xv. 7.
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2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of
remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as,
what price do you ask?
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Ask me never so much dowry. --Gen. xxxiv.
12.
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To whom men have committed much, of him they will
ask the more. --Luke xii.
48.
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An exigence of state asks a much longer time to
conduct a design to maturity. --Addison.
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3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
question to or about; to question.
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He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
--John ix. 21.
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He asked the way to Chester. --Shak.
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4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
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5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the
banns and the persons. --Fuller.
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Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Asking \Ask"ing\, n.
1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition;
solicitation. --Longfellow.
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2. The publishing of banns.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Asking \Ask"ing\, n.
1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition;
solicitation. --Longfellow.
2. The publishing of banns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,
[=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.
[=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.
j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.
[root]5.]
1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to
solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before
the person addressed.
Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God. --Judg. xviii.
5.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
you. --John xv. 7.
2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of
remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as,
what price do you ask?
Ask me never so much dowry. --Gen. xxxiv.
12.
To whom men have committed much, of him they will
ask the more. --Luke xii.
48.
An exigence of state asks a much longer time to
conduct a design to maturity. --Addison.
3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
question to or about; to question.
He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
--John ix. 21.
He asked the way to Chester. --Shak.
4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the
banns and the persons. --Fuller.
Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
asking
adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of an
interrogation [syn: interrogative, interrogatory, asking(a)]
[ant: declarative, declarative]
n : the verbal act of requesting [syn: request]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
asking
Middle English n.
(alt form enm askynge)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
asking
a.
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
n.
1 The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
2 (lb en rare in the singular) A request, or petition.
vb.
(present participle of en ask nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
asking
Middle English n.
(alt form enm askynge)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
asking
Middle English n.
(alt form enm askynge)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
asking
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a sk ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
asking
Engelska a.
(avledning en ask ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb ask)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Asking /ˈaskɪŋ/ السّؤالFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
asking /ˈaskɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ptaní
asking /ˈaskɪŋ/
bittend, fragend, erfragend, fordernd
"gather sth. by asking around" - sich etw. erfragen
"He was asking for it." - Er hat (selbst) darum gebeten.
see: ask, asked
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
asking /ˈaskɪŋ/
fragend
"… if you don't mind my asking" - … wenn ich (dich) fragen darf
see: ask sb., asked, he/she asks, ask specifically about sth., if you ask me, I ask you., I've been meaning to ask you, …, She did not ask about this., ask too much, Ask me another., You've got me there., I really couldn't say., If you ask her a question expect no less than a lecture.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
asking /ˈaskɪŋ/
fragend
Synonym: querying
see: ask, query, asked, queried
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]asking /ˈaskɪŋ/ molbaFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈæskɪŋ/
n. 问,寻问,请求; vbl. 问,要求;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 询问;索取