English Dictionary

asking

/ˈæskɪŋ/

noun

The act or process of posing a question or making a request. / (rare in the singular) A request, or petition. / (in the plural) The marriage banns.

I have a question I want to ask.

意味（1）

The act or process of posing a question or making a request.

His asking was greeted with silence.

意味（2）

(rare in the singular) A request, or petition.

After many askings, pleadings, and episodes, all leading to nothing, she finally slumped down at the side of a well in a village where she was unknown.

意味（3）

(in the plural) The marriage banns.