ASKED

Definition: ASKED

ASKED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Ask

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "ASKED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Marriage

Marry, join, handfast; couple; (unit); tie the nuptial knot; give away, give away in marriage; seal; ally, affiance; betroth; (promise); publish the banns, bid the banns; be asked in church.

Crosswords: ASKED

God, it's been a long time since anybody asked me that (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

I wouldn't be in your shoes if the Sweet Lord Jesus come down and asked me himself (Driving Miss Daisy; writing credit: Alfred Uhry)

Peter once asked me, when it was that I fell in love with Jack, and I told him, it was while you were sleeping (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan; Fredric LeBow)

You once asked me for advice (Starship Troopers; writing credit: Edward Neumeier. Based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein.)

I haven't even asked you the question yet (The Horse Whisperer; writing credit: Eric Roth)

But if you asked me to (If You Asked Me To; performing artist: Celine Dion)

Ooh when I asked you out (I'll Never Break Your Heart; performing artist: Backstreet Boys)

Asked them to dance (Allentown; performing artist: Billy Joel)

I asked the faithful light (Moonshadow; performing artist: Cat Stevens)

Ohhhh then I asked her can I see you again (Yes!; performing artist: Chad Brock)

I asked Mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me. (references; author: unknown)

Mae: "I've been asked to get married lots of times." Rae: "Who asked you?" Mae: "Mom and Dad. Lots of times. (references; author: unknown)

My five-year-old daughter was asked by her teacher what her father does, and she replied, "Whatever my Mom tells him to. (references; author: unknown)

When asked by his boss why he only worked four days a week, the employee replied: "Because I can't manage on three days a week. (references; author: unknown)

A police recruit was asked during the exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?" He said, "Call for backup. (references; author: unknown)

I'm Glad You Asked That Question (1970)

No Questions Asked (1951)

You Asked for It (1950)

He Asked for It (1940)

They Asked for It (1939)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions (reference)

• How to Get Your Baby to Sleep : America's Foremost Baby and Childcare Experts Answer the Most Frequently Asked Questions (reference)

• I'm Glad You Asked (reference)

• Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People (reference)

• More Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Questions Which May Be Asked At Shareholders Meetings (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Habakkuk,the Man Who Asked Why/Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus (reference)

• You Asked for It (reference)

• You Asked for It Volume 1. (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Frequently Asked Questions (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Defense Secretary William Cohen asked the Defense Department inspector general to look into problems concerning military absentee balloting. Cohen ordered the inquiry following reports that many absentee ballots from service members were not counted becau.

You asked for answers about AIDS. : they're in the mail. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Would better have been put differently : Miss Smith asked the pleasure of Captain Jenkin's company to tea. Credit: Library of Congress.

What's the matter? Miss O'Leary asked : her voice sounded hurt. Credit: Library of Congress.

Well, you asked for it by running in the usual partisan political sense. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Till my regiment is mustered out" - Funston's reply when asked how long he could hold a captured trench. Credit: Library of Congress.

Loafers' wall, at courthouse, Batesville, Arkansas. Here from sun up until well into the night these fellows, young and old, "set". Once a few years ago a political situation was created when an attempt was made to remove the wall. It stays. When asked wh. Credit: Library of Congress.

"It's happened, they've asked to go to the movies!". Credit: Library of Congress.

The U.S. government has asked us to help [...] Delivery and distributing waste must be eliminated [...]. Credit: Library of Congress.

We asked four leading crooks for their opinion on gun control. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It is often asked as a mighty objection, where are, or ever were there any men in such a state of nature? To which it may suffice as an answer at present, that since all princes and rulers of independent governments all through the world, are in a state of nature, it is plain the world never was, nor ever will be, without numbers of men in that state. (Second Treatise of Government)

The above Article shall be interpreted in accordance with the following principle: In no case shall any Member be asked or required, as a result of the adoption of any recommendation or draft convention by the Conference, to lessen the protection afforded by its existing legislation to the workers concerned. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Were you so sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunsets?" But the little prince made no reply.

He asked my opinion as to what he was now to do.

Luckily no questions were asked.

The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door, and asked Scrooge if he knew it.

He appeared to be alarmed, and asked to be informed as soon as Monsieur Madeleine came

He was a fellow out of the third of grammar and, while Stephen was undressing, he asked Brother Michael to bring him a round of buttered toast

asked the Tin Woodman

After a time the women asked, What did he want

One day in much good company I was asked by a person of quality, whether I had seen any of their Struldbrugs, or Immortals

I asked him if he ever wished to write his thoughts

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Points to pictures when asked. (references)

Or, you may be asked to stay in the hospital overnight. (references)

An older child may be asked to urinate into a container. (references)

Business

An often asked question was how Switzerland's power generating industry would fare in a liberalized market. (references)

When asked about this aspect of the business the companies responded that they have not been contacted by US-based suppliers. (references)

If a leasing company has a vendor guarantee (such as buy-back agreement), then the lessee will not be asked to provide as many guarantees. (references)

Children

Switzerland

Individuals who find pornographic material involving children are asked to contact the Federal Office via e-mail. (references)

Liberia

In both public and private schools, families of children often were asked to provide their own books, pencils, and paper. (references)

Pakistan

Some human rights organizations asked local authorities to investigate this practice; however, there have been no investigations. (references)

Civil Liberties

Moldova

In August a group of six Somalis asked to meet UNHCR officials. (references)

Haiti

Unknown men asked residents to tell them where Soukar lived and to describe the car he drove. (references)

Bangladesh

They later declined to accept Bangladesh citizenship and asked to be repatriated to Pakistan. (references)

Economic History

Ireland

Contractors will generally be asked to build to pre-specified designs. (references)

Egypt

If a bidder reduces the bid price, the agent typically is asked to share in the reduction. (references)

Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe's ZANU(PF) party won an absolute majority and was asked to form Zimbabwe's first government. (references)

Human Rights

Georgia

The ombudsman asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate. (references)

Burma

The ILO's governing body asked for a full explanation of the incident. (references)

Guatemala

The pledge was short-lived; in July the President asked Alvarado to step down. (references)

Minorities

Estonia

Some ethnic Russian representatives have asked for free language training. (references)

Ethiopia

Church leaders asked that the construction stop, and when the Muslims refused, church leaders called upon neighborhood Christians to pray in front of the site. (references)

Ukraine

Jewish leaders asserted that the crosses were erected without a building permit and have asked that the crosses be removed; however, they remained at year's end. (references)

Political Economy

BULGARIA

The Bulgarian government has asked Paris Club creditors to swap official debt for infrastructure and environment projects. (references)

Botswana

Following the general elections, Vice President Ian Khama asked for and was granted a yearlong sabbatical by the President. (references)

MEXICO

Workers who are asked to exceed three hours of overtime per day or work overtime on three consecutive days receive triple the normal wage for the overtime. (references)

Political Rights

Azerbaijan

Potential candidates reported that individuals who signed their petitions were asked by police to remove their names. (references)

Turkey

The Chief Prosecutor asked the courts to suspend Erdogan's authority as a party leader; the case was ongoing at year's end. (references)

Tanzania

Some transportation operators were asked by union officials to transport citizens from the mainland to Zanzibar without charge. (references)

Trade

Nicaragua

Nicaragua committed itself to implement the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement by September 3, 2000; however, Nicaragua asked for an extension to delay the implementation. (references)

Travel

Ghana

American businesses have reported being asked for "favors" in the past. (references)

Pakistan

Owner may be asked to certify that these goods will be re-exported upon his or her departure. (references)

Women

India

The NHRC instituted a committee to investigate harassment of women in the legal profession, and asked universities to establish complaint committees without delay. (references)

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres asked the Government to prepare a comprehensive services plan especially for women from the mainland, with counseling and job-training to help them integrate. (references)

Switzerland

It called for 14 weeks of paid maternity leave and asked employers for full pay during the first 8 weeks in order to be consistent with the law prohibiting women from working in the first 8 weeks after birth. (references)

Worker Rights

Malawi

The University initially refused to negotiate with the strikers and asked the High Court to declare the strike illegal. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The Labor Ministry arbitrated more than 20 labor conflicts during the year, in spite of the social truce asked for by the Government. (references)

Mexico

In 1998 the COE and the ILO Committee on Application of Standards reiterated their criticism and asked the Government to amend the law. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Who is asked for or lent

Asked or lent of God

Asked of God

Asked

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Asked of God

Expressions using "ASKED": asked price ♦ be asked ♦ be asked in church ♦ frequently asked question ♦ you asked for it!. Additional references.

Beginning with "ASKED": asked-about, asked-her.

Ending with "ASKED": been-asked, no-questions-asked.

Breton

goulennet. (various references)

Catalan

demanat. (various references)

Chinese 

要求 (ASK, Asking, Demanded, Demanding, require, required, requirement, requirements, Requiring). (various references)

Danish

103 budt. (various references)

Dutch

gevraagd. (various references)

Finnish

ylikysyntä. (various references)

French

demandés, demandée, demandé, demandâmes, demandèrent. (various references)

Galician

pedín (I asked for). (various references)

German

aufgefordert, gefragt (in demand, inquired, questioned), fragte (interrogated, queried, questioned). (various references)

Greek 

ρώτησα (I asked), ζήτησα. (various references)

Hebrew 

להדרש (be asked, be demanded, be needed, be sought after). (various references)

Hungarian

nekiszegeztem a kérdést (I asked him point-blank), mellének szegeztem a kérdést (I asked him point-blank). (various references)

Italian

richiesto (required, requisite, sought after, wanted), esortato, domandai. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

言付かる (to be asked to, to be entrusted with). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ことづかる (to be asked to, to be entrusted with). (various references)

Korean 

묻는 (Questioned). (various references)

Malagasy

nanontany. (various references)

Manx

shirrit (required, searched, solicited, sought), fenit, brieit. (various references)

Pig Latin

askeday.(various references)

Portuguese

perguntas frequentes (Frequently Asked Questions), FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), decidir ultra petita (to adjudicate more than is asked for), cotação de venda (ask price, asked price, offer price, selling rate). (various references)

Romanian

aşa-ţi trebuie (you asked for it). (various references)

Russian 

просить (ask, beg, beseech, crave, plead, pleaded, pled, pray, supplicate). (various references)

Spanish

demandado (defendant, respondent). (various references)

Swedish

frågat. (various references)

... parshtem, parshta. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "ASKED": basked, casked, damasked, masked, multitasked, outasked, outtasked, overtasked, tasked, unasked, uncasked, unmasked. (additional references)

Misspellings

"ASKED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Akad, aked, akede, akeed, Akfed, Akkid, Aksar, Aksel, akses, Aksit, Aksoy, arked, Arsakov, arsked, asake, Asakku, Asako, ascede, asceed, ascer, Asdex, Asef, Asev, asex, ashed, asied, aske, askel, asken, Askeo, askes, asketh, askey, askir, Asko, askos, asoe, Asoke, asped, assled, Astedt, Aykut, Azvedo, Kaske, saked, sked, tsked. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: daks, desk, kaes, keas, sade, sake.

-2 letters: ads, ask, dak, eds, kae, kas, kea, sad, sae, sea, ska.

-3 letters: ad, ae, as, de, ed, es, ka.

+1 letter: basked, casked, drakes, khedas, kneads, masked, sacked, skated, slaked, snaked, soaked, staked, tasked.

+2 letters: dackers, daikers, dankest, darkens, darkest, darkles, debarks, debeaks, dekares, demarks, deskman, kalends, keddahs, keypads, khedahs, medakas, shanked, sharked, skoaled, slacked, smacked, snacked, sneaked, spanked, sparked, stacked, stalked, straked, swacked, swanked, unasked.

+3 letters: backside, bankside, casketed, cockades, damasked, dankness, darkness, darksome, diebacks, dockages, kashered, kathodes, keycards, kneaders, kneepads, kyanised, lakeside, nakedest, outasked, redshank, resoaked, sandlike, screaked, seedcake, shackled, sidewalk, skewbald, skinhead, spackled, sparkled, squawked, squeaked, stockade, streaked, sunbaked, uncasked, unmasked, unslaked, unsoaked, vandykes, weakside, weekdays.