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asken

asken is the plural simple present of ask.

Meaning of ask

Verb

ask (third-person singular simple present asks, present participle asking, simple past and past participle asked)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).
    • I asked her age.
  2. (ditransitive, transitive) To request or enquire of (a person).
    • I asked her (for) her age.
  3. (transitive, usually) To request (an item or service) (see also ask for).
    • to ask for a second helping at dinner
  4. (transitive) To request (someone to do something).
    • Emma asked Jim to close his eyes.
  5. To request permission (to do something).
    • She asked to see the doctor.
  6. To put forward (a question) to be answered.
    • to ask a question

See all 19 meanings of ask

Origin of asken

From Middle English asken, axen, equivalent to ask + -en.

Questions about asken

What is asken the plural simple present of?
Asken is the plural simple present of ask.

Words near asken in the dictionary

  1. askee
  2. askees
  3. askefise
  4. askefises
  5. askeletal
  6. asken
  7. asker
  8. askerd
  9. askerds
  10. Askern
  11. askers

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