asking.
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
Meaning & usage
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
Where this word comes from
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to ask + -ing.
present participle of ask
Where this word comes from
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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