Standard Lemma guide

asked

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːskt/
Received-Pronunciation: [ˈɑːsk̚t]
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːst/
General-American: /ˈæskt/
General-American: [ˈæsk̚t]
General-American: /ˈæst/
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rhymes with -ɑːskt
rhymes with -ɑːst
rhymes with -æskt
rhymes with -æst
homophone: arsed (in some non-rhotic accents)
CMU ARPABET: AE1 S K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2: AE1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Qualifier: minced oath

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of ask

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the close pronunciation to arsed in Received Pronunciation.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more asked — comparative
most asked — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: asked and answered, commonly-asked, frequently asked questions, get what one asked for, misasked, no-questions-asked, no questions asked, unasked

Related: none provided

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Hyphenation: asked

Homophones: arsed (in some non-rhotic accents)

Semantic map

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Sources

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Real reading context

Meaning relationships

Meaning relationships

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