Asked
/æskt/
verbBeginnerVery CommonGeneral
Idiom
Meaning
Question
Definitions
1
To put a question to someone; to make a request.
/æskt/
verbneutralBeginner
General
To inquire or request information, something, or to do something.
She asked for a raise.
💡 Simply: To say a question to someone.
More Examples
2
He asked if I was coming.
How It's Used
Everyday Conversation
"I asked him what time it was."
Formal Writing
"The committee asked for more time to deliberate."
Idioms & expressions
asked for it
To have brought something unpleasant on oneself through one's own actions.
"He asked for it by provoking the bully."
Past tense of "ask." Derived from Old English "ascian," meaning "to ask, to demand."
The word "asked" has maintained a consistent meaning throughout its history, primarily as the past tense of "ask."
Memory tip
Think of 'ask' and its past tense.
Practice
askdasced
Usage
70%Spoken
30%Written