ask
verb (used with object)
to put a question to; inquire of.
asking
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present participleof ask.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Its production chief, Harry Cohn, saw promise in the diminutive man asking for a directing job, and his hunch paid off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Corinne Mills, joint managing director of Personal Career Management, says that it can be worth asking an interviewer to clarify any weird questions, perhaps by repeating the question back to them.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Given the mix of participants, the document is blunt about how they should behave: "Check your assumptions by asking clarifying questions" and "attack problems, not people."
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
DeLaat also notes that the marketing process involved figuring out an updated asking price—one that took into account the amount of work that might be required to turn the dwelling into a buyer’s dream abode.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Because I’d been asking myself over and over again how bad it actually had been.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
