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Asking vs Forced - What's the difference?

asking | forced |

As verbs the difference between asking and forced

is that asking is while forced is (force).

As a noun asking

is the act or process of posing a question or making a request.

As an adjective forced is

obtained forcefully, not naturally.

asking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
    • His asking was greeted with silence.
  • (Rare in the singular) A request, or petition.
  • * 2005 , The Woman's Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate , by Beth Miller - Page 125
  • * After many askings, pleadings, and episodes, all leading to nothing, she finally slumped down at the side of a well in a village where she was unknown.

    • Usage notes

    * Normally found in plural, or in set phrases such as for the asking .

    Anagrams

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    forced

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (force)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • obtained forcefully, not naturally
    • Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.
  • opened or accessed using force

    • Derived terms

    * forced entry * forced labour * forced landing * forced laugh * forced march * forced sale * forced smile