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Added 8 October 2026

asking

/ˈæskɪŋ/ verb

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present participle of ask

adjective

That asks; that expresses a question or request.

noun

The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
His asking was greeted with silence.
A request, or petition.
The marriage banns.

Origin

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.

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