Asked

/æskt/

पूछा; माँगा; अनुरोध किया

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Origin & History

From Old English āscian/āxian “to ask, inquire,” from Proto-Germanic *aiskōjan; "asked" is formed with the regular past tense suffix -ed.

पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी āscian/āxian (अर्थ: ‘पूछना/जिज्ञासा करना’) से, जो प्रोटो-जर्मेनिक *aiskōjan से निकला; “asked” नियमित भूतकाल प्रत्यय -ed लगाकर बना है।

Definition

Used to show that someone made a request or posed a question in the past; it can also indicate that information was requested (passive).

यह दिखाने के लिए प्रयोग होता है कि किसी ने अतीत में कोई प्रश्न पूछा या कोई अनुरोध किया; यह यह भी बता सकता है कि जानकारी माँगी गई (वाच्य: कर्मवाच्य)।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense, past participle):
She asked for help.
उसने मदद माँगी।
Adjective (informal/rare; in phrases):
The asked question was answered quickly.
पूछे गए प्रश्न का जल्दी उत्तर दिया गया।

Usage Examples

I asked him where he was going.
They asked for permission to enter.
She was asked to submit the form by Friday.
He asked a difficult question in class.
We asked them not to make noise.

Synonyms

Requested Inquired Questioned Sought Appealed Petitioned Invited

Antonyms

Answered Told Stated Declared Refused Withheld

Related Forms

Noun
Ask / Request / Question / Inquiry
Verb
Ask / Asking / Asked
Adjective
Askable / Asked (rare/phrase-use)

Idioms & Phrases

Asked and answered
पहले ही पूछा और उत्तर दिया जा चुका (मुद्दा निपट चुका)
Don't ask me
मुझसे मत पूछो / मुझे नहीं पता
Ask for trouble
मुसीबत को बुलावा देना
Ask around
इधर-उधर पूछताछ करना