asker
Variant of ask
ask
definition
ask (ask, äsk)
transitive verb
- to use words in seeking the answer to (a question); try to find out about by inquiring
- to put a question to (a person); inquire of
- to request; solicit; beg
- to demand or expect as a price they ask ten dollars for it
- to be in need of or call for (a thing)
- to invite
Etymology: ME askien < OE āscian < IE base *ais-, to wish, desire > Sans iccháti, (he) seeks, OHG eiscōn, inquire, demand
intransitive verb
- to request information
- to make a request (for)
- to inquire (about, after, or for)
- to behave in such a way that one appears to be looking (for trouble, punishment, etc.)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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