asking

1. The verbal act of requesting (synset 107199985)
   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

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