asking

asking
a) The act or process of posing a question or making a request.

His asking was greeted with silence.

b) (Rare in the singular) A request, or petition.

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Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

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  • asking — asking; un·asking; …   English syllables

  • Asking — Ask ing, n. 1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. The publishing of banns. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • asking — index inquiry (systematic investigation), precatory, question (inquiry), request Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • asking — n. (colloq.) for the asking (it s yours for the asking) * * * [ ɑːskɪŋ] (colloq.) for the asking (it s yours for the asking) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Asking — Ask Ask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asking}.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian, [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw. [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith. j[ e]sk[ o]ti, OSlav. iskati… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • asking — adj. Asking is used with these nouns: ↑price …   Collocations dictionary

  • Asking Alexandria — Аскинг Александриа …   Википедия

  • Asking Alexandria — en concert (2010) Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Asking Alexandria — Asking Alexandria …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • asking price — asking prices N COUNT: usu sing The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less. Offers 15% below the asking price are unlikely to be accepted …   English dictionary

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