"asking" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæskɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaskɪŋ/ [Northern-England, Scotland], /ˈeəskɪŋ/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia], /ˈæksɪŋ/ [African-American-Vernacular-English] Audio: en-us-asking.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-asking.wav [UK] Forms: more asking [comparative], most asking [superlative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|askinge}} Middle English askinge, {{m|enm|askande}} askande, {{inh|en|ang|āsciende}} Old English āsciende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*aiskōndī}} Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*aiskōn|t=to ask}} Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), {{suf|en|ask|-ing|id2=participial}} ask + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} asking (comparative more asking, superlative most asking)
  1. That asks; that expresses a question or request. Derived forms: askingly, asking price
    Sense id: en-asking-en-adj-33fXXZa5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæskɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaskɪŋ/ [Northern-England, Scotland], /ˈeəskɪŋ/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia], /ˈæksɪŋ/ [African-American-Vernacular-English] Audio: en-us-asking.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-asking.wav [UK] Forms: askings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to ask + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|asking}} Middle English asking, {{m|enm|askyng}} askyng, {{m|enm|askynge}} askynge, {{inh|en|ang|āscung||asking; question; inquiry}} Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*aiskungu}} Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, {{suf|en|ask|ing|id2=gerund noun}} ask + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} asking (countable and uncountable, plural askings)
  1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-asking-en-noun-4fariqGl
  2. (rare in the singular) A request, or petition. Tags: countable, rare, singular, uncountable
    Sense id: en-asking-en-noun-zIOZlPzq
  3. (in the plural) The marriage banns. Tags: countable, in-plural, uncountable
    Sense id: en-asking-en-noun-5Vb15Es3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈæskɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaskɪŋ/ [Northern-England, Scotland], /ˈeəskɪŋ/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia], /ˈæksɪŋ/ [African-American-Vernacular-English] Audio: en-us-asking.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-asking.wav [UK]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|askinge}} Middle English askinge, {{m|enm|askande}} askande, {{inh|en|ang|āsciende}} Old English āsciende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*aiskōndī}} Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*aiskōn|t=to ask}} Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), {{suf|en|ask|-ing|id2=participial}} ask + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} asking
  1. present participle of ask Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: ask
    Sense id: en-asking-en-verb-~L6pclTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 5 9 1 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 15 5 9 3 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} asking
  1. Alternative form of askynge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: askynge
    Sense id: en-asking-enm-noun-W6-~YLdr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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