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Example sentences for "askit"

Lexicographically close words:
askest; asketh; askin; asking; askings; asks; askt; askyd; aslant; asleep
  1. My faither wouldna' ha' done it for me, but he did when the priest askit him, and I got my bonnet!

  2. The ithers askit if he was for down again.

  3. No but I askit mair: I did that; I'll do deny it, mister.

  4. Na; she was askit ta way to Dunroe, and she sent them richt doon through ta mountains, laddie; and they'll nivver get here till some ane sets them richt.

  5. She's askit somebody and she's set 'em richt.

  6. The King wes of his spek angry, And askit his preve men in hy, Quhat at thame thocht wes best to do.

  7. The King wist Schir Ingerame wes wis, And askit his consell thair-to, Quhat he wald rede him for till do.

  8. And quhen men tald him the tithand, How Schir David had slayn his men, 220 His hors in hy he askit then, And bad his men all mak thame yhare In-to gret hy, for he wald fare To bargane with his enymys.

  9. And than the formast cumin weir Till a wast husbandis hous; and thar Thai slew the weddir at thai bar, 152 And slew fyre for to rost thar met, And askit the Kyng gif he wald et, And rest hym till the met war dicht?

  10. And quhen Ferrandis moder herd How hir sone in the battale ferd, And that he swa wes discumfit, Scho rasit the evill spirit als tit: And askit quhy he gabbit had 290 Of the ansuer that he hir mad.

  11. Quhen he oft tyme had callit bene, And his men eftir him askit thai, 55 Thai said that he, sen yhytirday, Duelt in his chambyr ythanly, With a clerk with him anerly.

  12. Syne at the King of gret bounte, Befor all thai that with him war, He tuk his leyff for evirmair; And went in Ingland to the King, That maid him richt fair welcummyng, 120 And askit him of the north tithing.

  13. And for to confort him thai tald 316 How thai the castell to thame yhald; And how thai to his will war brocht, Till do of thame quhat-evir he thocht; And askit quhat thai suld of thaim do.

  14. Quhen King Robert persavit has That thai thame thoucht thair to defend, Eftir his consell has he send, 380 And askit quhat wes best till do.

  15. He askit thame of thair weill-fair, And gladsum cher to thame he maid, For thai so weill than born thame had.

  16. Thai met the Kyng, and halsit him thar: 116 And the Kyng thame thar halsing yhald, And askit thame quhethir thai wald.

  17. He come soyn in the hous, and fand The gud wif on the bynk sytand Scho askit hym soyn quhat he wes, And quhyne he com, and quhar he gais.

  18. For Schir James, lord of Douglas, 385 Com till his Kyng and askit the chas, And he gaf him leif but abaid.

  19. The Kyngis menyhe that war neir, 472 Quhen at thai saw on sic maneir The Kyng assalit sa suddandly, Thai sped thame toward hym in hy, And askit how that cas befell?

  20. She startit yatterin' at me the nicht because I askit her for saxpence; so at last I tell't her I wud suner jine Kitchener's nor see her ugly face for anither week.

  21. I askit Him to let me bide while ye came hame.

  22. And He has gi'en me sae monie things that I ne'er askit Him wi' ane half the longing that I did for that, I dinna think He'll say me nay the now.

  23. Interrogat, Gif sche neuir askit the questioun at him, Quhairfoir he com to hir mair [than] ane vthir bodye?

  24. It wes as a hearer that he askit ma opinion, an' no as an authority.

  25. Quhen this was done, feill fell on kneis doun, At the byschop askit absolutioun.

  26. Women and barnys on Wallace fast thai cry; On kneis thai fell, and askit him mercy.

  27. He tauld Kerlé off his new lusty baille, Syne askit hym off his trew best consaill.

  28. Than scho him tuk, and speryt giff he thocht lang; Scho askit him that nycht with hir to bid.

  29. The day was downe, and prochand wes the nycht; At Wallace thai askit his consaill rycht.

  30. And he askit the same at Mynto himself, quha answerit that he belevit ye same to be trew.

  31. Of the demandis that he askit at Joachim.

  32. I askit quhy he wald pas away in ye Inglis schip.

  33. Item, Gif it shalbe askit of yow to confirme for us, and in oure name, the thingis past and granted be oure formare Commissionare the young Laird of Lethingtoun?

  34. Item, Gif it shalbe askit that thair layed money shall have passage for thair viveris?

  35. Item, Gif it shalbe askit of yow, at what place our freindis and bretherin of England shalbe mett, and what day, what nomber, and what Nobill men in cumpany?

  36. Item, Gif it shalbe askit of yow how the armyes shalbe fournissed with victuallis, and especiallie the horse men?

  37. Item, Gif it shalbe askit of the Castell of Edinburgh, gif thei will stand freindis or nott?

  38. I askit quhy he wald pas away in ye Inglis schip.

  39. The King send for Joachim zisternicht, and askit at him, quhy I ludgeit not besyde him?

  40. And he askit the same at Mynto himself; quha answerit, that he belevit ye same to be trew.

  41. It wes this wy: he askit the beadle for a gless o' water in the vestry, and slippit his sermon in atween the leaves in sae mony bits.

  42. It wes this verra mornin' that a man askit me hoo tae get tae the Strand.

  43. Can ye ask a blessin' on the wark o' the schule, that hasna been askit on the wark o' the schule-board?

  44. Milton at length; "naebody askit them, an'.

  45. When she askit the near road tae the kirk, naebody in the hoose cud tell her whether it wes east or wast.

  46. Div ye mind the nicht, Jean, that ye cam doon the road wi' me and a' askit ye tae be ma wife?


  47. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "askit" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.