单词 | asked |
释义 | askedadj. 1. That has been asked for; requested. Now more commonly asked-for.In quot. OE with reference to Roman Law, rendering classical Latin responsum denoting the reply given by a jurisconsult in answer to a legal query (cf. responsum n. 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requested askedOE entreated1567 inquired1598 petitioned1609 craved1614 sued-for1615 mendicateda1643 invited1658 implored1659 solicited1833 OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 54 Responsa, geaxode domas. 1844 E. Ryerson Hon. R.B. Sullivan's Attacks upon Sir Charles Metcalfe Refuted 60 Had the late Counsellors obtained the asked-for ‘impartial’ stipulation from his Excellency, they would have feared no ‘successors’. 1871 Baptist Missionary Mag. Sept. 333/1 Now, in the midst of their greatest distress, came the asked-for but refused pass. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 9 July 4/3 The asked price. 1942 A. H. Shaw Plain Dealer i. iii. 30 Instead of the asked for $10,000, the cost to Gray was $3.50! 1999 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 Dec. (Eastern ed.) b15/2 Trying to make a profit taking advantage of the difference between the bid and the asked price for a stock. 2002 S. C. Sculte Wayne Aspinall & Shaping of Amer. West 126 An avalanche of public support, including the asked for telegrams, hit the Senate. ΚΠ OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iv. i. 261 Þa ne magon na þa gehyrdon & þa geacsodon spræca [OE Otho gehyredan & geahsodan spræce; L. audita] be þære wisan swa wel ongytan & gemunan. ΚΠ 1644 A. Petrie Chiliasto-mastix 2 The querie comprehendes neither of the two, because (as I said) it affirmes nothing. And the asked mater comprehendes them not. 4. That has been asked to obtain an answer. Also in compounds with adverbs, as most-asked, oft-asked, etc.See also frequently asked question n. at frequently adv. Additions. ΚΠ 1854 Congressional Globe 18 May 345/1 The asked question is presented to him. 1855 Crayon 24 Jan. 49/2 We need look no further to find an answer to the oft-asked question—Why [etc.]? 1885 Old Test. Student 4 455 The editor will undertake the solution of a significant and often asked question. 1943 Clearing House 18 67 (heading) The 20 most-asked questions on student government. 1947 Sci. News Let. 4 Jan. 8/1 (heading) Zoo answers its most-asked queries. 2014 M. Stemmler Person-centered Methods i. 6 Men typically say ‘pro’ to the asked question and women typically say ‘con’ to the asked question. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.OE |
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