"Ask Jeeves" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: Asks Jeeves [present, singular, third-person], Asking Jeeves [participle, present], Asked Jeeves [participle, past], Asked Jeeves [past]
Etymology: The search engine was named after Jeeves, a fictional valet in the works of P. G. Wodehouse. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=Ask Jeeves}} Ask Jeeves (third-person singular simple present Asks Jeeves, present participle Asking Jeeves, simple past and past participle Asked Jeeves)
  1. To search for (something) on the Internet using the Ask Jeeves search engine. Wikipedia link: Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse Categories (topical): Internet

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