"asking" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
subtypes:
- notice, notification - a request for payment
- indirect request, wish - an expression of some desire or inclination
- invitation - a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
- appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request
- orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity
- call - a request
- billing, charge - request for payment of a debt
- trick or treat - a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
- inquiring, questioning - a request for information
- order - a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
- callback, recall - a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
same as: request