askt

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A form of ask — To request (information, or an answer to a question).

OriginEnglish ask ← Middle English asken ← Old English āscian →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of ask

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eys-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂isḱéti
  3. Proto-Germanic*iskaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*aiskaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*aisk
  6. Proto-West Germanic*aiskōn
  7. Old Englishāscian
  8. Middle Englishasken
  9. Englishask
  10. Englishaskt

From ask + -t.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taskkastskat
Cite this entry
APA

askt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askt

MLA

“askt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “askt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askt.

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