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{
"descendants": [
{
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"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ask"
},
"expansion": "English: ask",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ax"
},
"expansion": "ax",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "axe"
},
"expansion": "axe",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "aks"
},
"expansion": "aks",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dialectal <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">ax</i>, <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">axe</i>, <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">aks</i>"
},
"expansion": "(dialectal ax, axe, aks)",
"name": "q"
}
],
"text": "English: ask (dialectal ax, axe, aks)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "ask",
"3": "as",
"4": "ax"
},
"expansion": "Scots: ask, as, ax",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: ask, as, ax"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yol",
"2": "ishe"
},
"expansion": "Yola: ishe",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Yola: ishe"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ang",
"3": "ācsian"
},
"expansion": "Old English ācsian",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "āxian"
},
"expansion": "āxian",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "āscian"
},
"expansion": "āscian",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*aiskōn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old English ācsian, āxian, metathetic forms of āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn.",
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{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "enm-conj-wk",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "axen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "to axen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "axe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "axe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axedest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axtest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axeth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "axed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "axte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "axe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "axed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "axte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "axe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "axen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "axe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "axeden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "axede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "axten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "axte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "axeth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "axe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "axynge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "axende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "axed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "axt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "axen",
"name": "head"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ax",
"class2": "te",
"y": "0"
},
"name": "enm-conj-wk"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "asker"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "askynge"
}
],
"senses": [
{
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"name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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},
{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "enm:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To ask, enquire or question:",
"To formulate or proffer a question or query."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-enm:to_ask",
"links": [
[
"ask",
"ask"
],
[
"enquire",
"enquire"
],
[
"question",
"question"
],
[
"proffer",
"proffer"
],
[
"query",
"query"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) To ask, enquire or question:",
"To formulate or proffer a question or query."
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to ask"
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"source": "w+disamb"
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{
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"kind": "topical",
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"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To ask, enquire or question:",
"To ask for a response (to a question or query)."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-enm:to_ask1",
"links": [
[
"ask",
"ask"
],
[
"enquire",
"enquire"
],
[
"question",
"question"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) To ask, enquire or question:",
"To ask for a response (to a question or query)."
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to ask"
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
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{
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{
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},
{
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"parents": [
"Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Communication",
"orig": "enm:Communication",
"parents": [
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 15 9 20 8 9 1 7 1 0 1 5 1 5 13",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Directives",
"orig": "enm:Directives",
"parents": [
"Communication",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To ask, enquire or question:",
"To request knowledge or information."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-enm:to_ask1",
"links": [
[
"ask",
"ask"
],
[
"enquire",
"enquire"
],
[
"question",
"question"
],
[
"request",
"request"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) To ask, enquire or question:",
"To request knowledge or information."
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to ask"
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
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{
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],
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},
{
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"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 14 14 14 14 14 2 6 2 1 1 2 1 5 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To ask, enquire or question:",
"To ask for a favour or reward; to supplicate."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-enm:to_ask1",
"links": [
[
"ask",
"ask"
],
[
"enquire",
"enquire"
],
[
"question",
"question"
],
[
"favour",
"favour"
],
[
"reward",
"reward"
],
[
"supplicate",
"supplicate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) To ask, enquire or question:",
"To ask for a favour or reward; to supplicate."
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to ask"
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "8 13 13 13 13 13 2 9 3 1 2 3 2 6 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"name": "Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 0 0 12 27 56 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Religion",
"orig": "enm:Religion",
"parents": [
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To ask, enquire or question:",
"To pray for something; to supplicate a divinity."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-enm:to_ask1",
"links": [
[
"ask",
"ask"
],
[
"enquire",
"enquire"
],
[
"question",
"question"
],
[
"pray",
"pray"
],
[
"supplicate",
"supplicate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) To ask, enquire or question:",
"To pray for something; to supplicate a divinity."
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to ask"
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To look for something; to attempt to find something:",
"To search for an object, place, or person."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-54FG0x2x",
"links": [
[
"look",
"look"
],
[
"something",
"something"
],
[
"find",
"find"
],
[
"search",
"search"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To look for something; to attempt to find something:",
"To search for an object, place, or person."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To look for something; to attempt to find something:",
"To search for recommendations or information."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-DUCppTs6",
"links": [
[
"look",
"look"
],
[
"something",
"something"
],
[
"find",
"find"
],
[
"search",
"search"
],
[
"recommendations",
"recommendations"
],
[
"information",
"information"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To look for something; to attempt to find something:",
"To search for recommendations or information."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To want or require (something or someone)."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-Gf5TgYGC",
"links": [
[
"transitive",
"transitive"
],
[
"intransitive",
"intransitive"
],
[
"want",
"want"
],
[
"require",
"require"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To want or require (something or someone)."
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To command or require (someone to do something)."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-7Hur7-k4",
"links": [
[
"transitive",
"transitive"
],
[
"intransitive",
"intransitive"
],
[
"command",
"command"
],
[
"require",
"require"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To command or require (someone to do something)."
],
"tags": [
"ditransitive",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To trial or examine (something)"
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-Wm2GJubz",
"links": [
[
"trial",
"trial"
],
[
"examine",
"examine"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To trial or examine (something)"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To acquire knowledge through examination."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-ki72qCYs",
"links": [
[
"transitive",
"transitive"
],
[
"intransitive",
"intransitive"
],
[
"acquire",
"acquire"
],
[
"examination",
"examination"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, transitive, intransitive) To acquire knowledge through examination."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"rare",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To endeavour to do (something)."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-Oy0VcH-6",
"links": [
[
"endeavour",
"endeavour"
],
[
"do",
"do"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, transitive) To endeavour to do (something)."
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "enm:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To aim to visit a location."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-mfmnNfcC",
"links": [
[
"visit",
"visit"
],
[
"location",
"location"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, transitive) To aim to visit a location."
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To have a tendency towards a certain way or direction."
],
"id": "en-axen-enm-verb-3gh2jQuY",
"links": [
[
"tendency",
"tendency"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, transitive) To have a tendency towards a certain way or direction."
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈaksən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈaskən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈaʃən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛ-/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈi-/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɔː-/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "axien"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "asken"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "askien"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "aschen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "aishen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "axe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "axse"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "aske"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "asshe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "asche"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "aski"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "eskien"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "eschen"
},
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"do"
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"(rare, transitive) To have a tendency towards a certain way or direction."
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɛ-/"
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{
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