axed

/ækst/

verb

1
To request (information, or an answer to a question).
“I asked her age.”
2
To put forward (a question) to be answered.
“to ask a question”
3
To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
“I'm going to ask this lady for directions.”
4
To request or petition; usually with for.
“to ask for a second helping at dinner”
5
To request permission to do something.
“Did you ask to use the car?”
6
To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
“What price are you asking for the house?”
7
To invite.
“Don't ask them to the wedding.”
8
To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
9
To take (a person's situation) as an example.

1
To fell or chop with an axe.
2
To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
“He got axed in the last round of firings.”

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