American English pronunciation
How to pronounce asked
IPA transcription: ['æskt]
Pronunciation variants: ['æskt]['æst]
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Verb
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require as useful, just, or proper
“It takes nerve to do what she did”
“success usually requires hard work”
“This job asks a lot of patience and skill”
“This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”
“This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”
“This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent”
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inquire about
“I asked about their special today”
“He had to ask directions several times”
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
“She asked him for a loan”
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consider obligatory; request and expect
“We require our secretary to be on time”
“Aren't we asking too much of these children?”
“I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons”
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direct or put; seek an answer to
“ask a question”
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address a question to and expect an answer from
“Ask your teacher about trigonometry”
“The children asked me about their dead grandmother”
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require or ask for as a price or condition
“He is asking $200 for the table”
“The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage”
Usage examples
- "Where are you bound?" asked the young Arab.
- "Do you know someone here who cures people's illnesses?" the boy asked.
- "Bacardi, rye, vodka – what do you want?", asked the barkeeper.
- I was sitting with my best friend when he asked me, "Hey Hannah, can you do me a favor?"
- "Why a revolver?" he asked.
- "Bacardi, rye, vodka – what do you want?", asked the barkeeper.
- "Well, why don't you go to Mecca now?" asked the boy.
- "What is an alchemist?" he asked, finally.
- I need you to be spontaneous. He asked me out to "din din."
- “Was it as bad as that?” he asked ruefully.