English Explanatory Dictionary

asking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle of ask
adj
  1. That asks; that expresses a question or request.
noun
  1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
  2. A request, or petition.
  3. The marriage banns.

Pronunciation

/ˈæskɪŋ/ /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ /ˈaskɪŋ/ /ˈeəskɪŋ/ /ˈæksɪŋ/ en-us-asking.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-asking.wav

Word forms

asking more asking most asking askings

Etymology

From Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask + -ing.

Derived words

askingly asking price unasking
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