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askest

askest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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 askest

From ask + -est.

Questions about askest

What is askest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Askest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of ask.

Words near askest in the dictionary

  1. Askern
  2. askers
  3. askes
  4. askeses
  5. askesis
  6. askest
  7. asketh
  8. askew
  9. askewness
  10. Askews
  11. askey

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