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Ask In

Definition: Ask In

Ask In

Verb

1. Ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Ask In

Synonym: invite (v). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Ask In

Etymologies containing "ask in": Amiss. (references)

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Modern Usage: Ask In

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Screenplays

And all I ask in return is the opportunity to do my work. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

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

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Commercial Usage: Ask In

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Books

  • God on the Witness Stand: Questions Christians Ask in Personal Tragedy (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Use in Literature: Ask In

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

It is impossible to refuse what you ask in such a way.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ask In

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

question to ask in an interview

53
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Modern Translation: Ask In

Language Translations for "ask in"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

ftoj brenda. (various references)

   

French

  

iviter entrer. (various references)

   

German

  

hereinbitten (invite in). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

bekéret (to ask in, to call in), behívat (to ask in). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

聞き"す (to ask again, to ask in return, to listen repeatedly), 訊き"す (to ask again, to ask in return, to listen repeatedly). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ききかえす (to ask again, to ask in return, to listen repeatedly). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

askay inay

   

Spanish

  

invitar a pasar, invitar a entrar (invite in). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เชิญเข้ามา. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Ask In

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 21, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai panta osa an aithshte en th proseuch pisteuonteV lhyesqe
Latin405VulgateEt omnia quaecumque petieritis in oratione credentes accipietis
Old English990West Saxon& ealles þas þe ge byddeð. eow beoð ge-teiþað gyf ge lefæð.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd alle thingis what euere ye bileuynge schulen axe in preyer, ye schulen take.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd whatsoever ye shall axe in prayer (if ye beleve) ye shall receave it.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Ask In

LanguageMatthew Chapter 21, Verse 22
CebuanoUg ang tanang butang nga inyong pangayoon pinaagi sa pag-ampo madawat ninyo kon aduna kamoy pagtoo."
Chinese 們 禱 告 、 無 論 求 " 麼 、 只 要 信 、 就 必 得 著 。
CroatianI sve što zaištete u molitvi vjerujuæi, primit æete."
DanishOg alt, hvad I begære i Bønnen troende, det skulle I få."
DutchEn al wat gij zult begeren in het gebed, gelovende, zult gij ontvangen.
FinnishJa kaiken, mitä te anotte rukouksessa, uskoen, te saatte."
FrenchTout ce que vous demanderez avec foi par la prière, vous le recevrez.
GermanUnd alles, was ihr bittet im Gebet, so ihr glaubet, werdet ihr's empfangen.
Haitian CreoleSi nou gen konfyans nan Bondye, n'a resevwa tou sa n'a mande l' lè n'ap lapriyè.
HungarianÉs a mit könyörgéstekben kértek, mindazt meg is kapjátok, ha hisztek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariApa saja yang kalian minta dalam doamu, kalian akan menerimanya, asal kalian percaya."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaDan barang apa pun yang kamu pinta di dalam doamu, jikalau dengan yakin, niscaya kamu akan beroleh."
ItalianE tutto quello che chiederete con fede nella preghiera, lo otterrete».
Manx GaelicAs cre-erbee nee shiu geearree ayns padjer, lesh credjue, yiow shiu eh.
MaoriKo nga mea katoa hoki e tono ai koutou ina inoi, ki te whakapono, ka riro i a koutou.
Norwegianog alt det I beder om med tro i eders bønn, det skal I få.
Portuguesee tudo o que pedirdes na oração, crendo, recebereis.   
RumanianTot ce veyi cere cu credinyq, prin rugqciune, veyi primi.
RussianЙ ЧУЈ, ЮЕЗП ОЙ П ТПУЙФЕ Ч НПМЙФЧЕ У ЧЕТПА, ПМХЮЙФЕ.
ShuarAshí Yus áujeakum seamna nu, Yus nekas Enentáimtakum seakmeka, Wáinkiáttame" Tímiayi.
SwahiliNa mkiwa na imani, chochote mtakachoomba katika sala, mtapata."
SwedishOch allt vad I med tro bedjen om i eder bön, det skolen I få."
UmaNapa-napa to niperapi' hi rala posampaya-ni, ane nipangala', bate nitarima."

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

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Anagrams: Ask In

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: kains, kinas.

Words within the letters "a-i-k-n-s"

-1 letter: ains, akin, anis, inks, kain, kina, kins, sain, saki, sank, sink, skin.

-2 letters: ain, ais, ani, ask, ink, ins, kas, kin, sin, ska, ski.

-3 letters: ai, an, as, in, is, ka, na, si.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-k-n-s"
 

+1 letter: asking, gaskin, kamsin, kanjis, kiangs, kinase, takins.

 

+2 letters: alkines, anticks, askings, bakings, banksia, basking, calkins, casking, catkins, daikons, funkias, gasking, gaskins, hankies, intakes, kainits, kalians, kamsins, kaolins, kations, khamsin, kidnaps, kinases, kinemas, kinsman, knavish, kyanise, lakings, makings, malkins, masking, nankins, napkins, rankish, sacking, shaking, sinkage, skating, slaking, snakier, snakily, snaking, soaking, staking, takings, tanukis, tasking.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Ask In


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 73 6B      49 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01110011 01101011 00100000 01001001 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#115 &#107 &#32 &#73 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0073 006B      0049 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35857724380

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Bible Trace
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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