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solicitsolicit /səˈlɪsɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYsolicitOrigin: 1400-1500 Old French solliciter to disturb, take charge of, from Latin sollicitare VERB TABLEsolicit |
Present | I, you, we, they | solicit | | he, she, it | solicits | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | solicited | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have solicited | | he, she, it | has solicited | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had solicited | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will solicit | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have solicited |
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Present | I | am soliciting | | he, she, it | is soliciting | | you, we, they | are soliciting | Past | I, he, she, it | was soliciting | | you, we, they | were soliciting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been soliciting | | he, she, it | has been soliciting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been soliciting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be soliciting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been soliciting |
1to ask someone for money, help, or information: Certain federal employees are forbidden from soliciting campaign funds.solicit something from somebody School officials have been soliciting ideas from parents.2to sell something by taking orders for a product or service, usually by going to people’s houses or businesses: No soliciting on company premises is allowed.3law to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French solliciter to disturb, take charge of, from Latin sollicitare]—solicitation /səˌlɪsəˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |