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noun the verbal act of requesting
verb inquire about
verb make a request or demand for something to somebody
originFrom Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask + -ing.
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