Asking

Word ASKING
Character 6
Hyphenation ask ing
Pronunciations /ˈaskɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Asking"

What do we mean by asking?

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

To request or petition; usually with for.

To request permission to do something.

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

To invite.

To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

To take (a person's situation) as an example.

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The word "asking" in example sentences

And my reason _for_ asking, was simply that, on Monday Mr. Moor here was _asking me_ about what a Lugger's expenses were, and I felt it silly not to be able to tell him the least about it: and I have felt so when some one asked me before: and that is why I asked you. ❋ James Blyth (N/A)

It affects them in asking is this a job that I want anymore, is this a job we want them to have anymore, and by the way, here's all these new people lined up to come and say we want to work at Yahoo!. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

I looked at Rico, my expression asking him how could he do this. ❋ ReShonda Tate Billingsley (2010)

And if not – well, there's no harm in asking, is there, sir? ❋ Edith (1925)

Call the label asking to verify staff names and positions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ely looked at the screen and saw the game title asking to start or continue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Headteachers and schools were contacted by Cumbrian health and education leaders last week at the start of the new term asking them to encourage staff and children to adopt improved hand hygiene methods to help prevent the spread of bugs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think when people ask when they are going to use something, what they are really asking is how they can use it to get paid. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All the Republicans are asking is to end bank bailouts, of course you have to remember Obozo got a $1 million in campaign contributions from current libertard whipping boy, demon Goldman Sachs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Judith Rodin, President of Rockefeller Foundation: J.D. Rockefeller got a request from young Einstein asking for 500 dollars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The question you will keep asking is what the hell is going to happen when those two proverbial trains meet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With Sarah Palin asking, "Do you have your gun and are you ready to use it?" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Granting the the church funeral is justified according to the present legislation and its traditional interpretation, one is still justified in asking whether the criteria of "signs of repentance" are meaningful in the following circumstances. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was very direct in asking her about maybe returning the money, given her committee appointments and the appearance of conflict with the monies she has received from places like BP for a decade. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You are 2 for 2 in asking questions that stir the ..... um, you know what I mean. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The real question that people should be asking is not whether this will add to the deficit, but how much are the policies going to cost under a public option, and how much are the democrats going to raise taxes on the middle class, because this plan can't happen without a substantial tax increase, and it won't be just on people making over 250,000 a year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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