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Asked

/ˈɑːskt/

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

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📖 Definitions of "Asked"

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"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Asked"

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Word	Definition
addressed	Having been the audience for an address, speech or presentation.
advisedverb	Informed, appraised or made aware.
advocated	Having been argued in favor of.
answeredverb	Having an answer
appealedverb	(intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
applicationnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
applicationsnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
applied	Put into practical use.
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
applyingnoun	The act of applying; an application.
approachedverb	(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
arisenverb	(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
assigned	Which has been assigned or designated for some purpose.
beatverb	(transitive) To hit; to strike.
beenverb	(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.
beggedverb	(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
broughtverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
callverb	(heading) To reach out with one's voice.
calledverb	Having been called.
callsverb	(heading) To reach out with one's voice.