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asking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | request |
| Type of | speech act |
| Has types | billing, call, callback, charge, entreaty, indirect request, inquiring, invitation, notice, notification, order, orison, petition, prayer, questioning, recall, trick or treat, appeal, wish |
Examples of asking
asking
If you're asking me, there are three possibilities, in descending order of hope.
From the denverpost.com
Shopping and reviewing and asking others is really your 9 month baby 101 course.
From the sacbee.com
Strangers approach him at the gallery, asking him to sign postcards of his work.
From the washingtontimes.com
Mr. Saperstein had been asking $75 million for the unlisted property since 2007.
From the online.wsj.com
She sees me as one of her only friends and is constantly asking me to come over.
From the freep.com
If you redline the air traffic control system, you're asking for the same thing.
From the theatlantic.com
It is a difficult time for a publishing company to be asking for a high premium.
From the forbes.com
Even while people were asking whether to rebuild, residents and newcomers began.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Asking voters to wait another 10 years for their vote to matter is preposterous.
From the sacbee.com
- Inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
- Make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
- Direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
- Consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- Address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
- Necessitate: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not ...
- Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165, is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country, most of which come from Premiere Radio Networks. ...
- "Ask" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in October 1986, reaching #14 in the UK Singles Chart. As with most of The Smiths' singles, it was not included on an original album. ...
- (Asks) A question may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. This information is provided with an answer.
