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Meanings of solicit in English

Portuguese
azarar
Catalan
cortejar
Spanish
festejar

Make amorous advances towards.

        azarar
        Portuguese
        pedir
        Catalan
        pregar
        Spanish
        pedir

        Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.

              pedir
              Portuguese
              abordar
              Catalan
              importunar
              Spanish
              enganchar

              Approach with an offer of sexual favors.

                    abordar
                    Synonyms
                    Examples for "hook"
                    Examples for "hook"
                    1
                    As a result, he allowed the private sector off the financial hook.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    The longer it takes systems to hook up, the slower manufacturers' sales.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Thought I'd ask, she says, letting me off the hook too easy.
                    Something wicked
                    4
                    Never mind: any moment now she would let him off the hook.
                    Ladder of years: a novel
                    5
                    Does it merely facilitate quick and easy hook-ups or actually encourage them?
                    The Irish Times
                    1
                    The accost and the reply sounded like reports from the same pistol.
                    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
                    2
                    You are the first to accost me for now three hundred years.
                    Washington Irving
                    3
                    I don't want to have that girl accost me in the street.
                    Notre-Dame de Paris
                    4
                    No attempt had up to that time been made to accost her.
                    Facing the Flag
                    5
                    The cactus punks watched Ori and Baron but did not accost them.
                    Iron Council
                    Usage of solicit in English
                    1
                    Fresh Market said it had a 21-day period to solicit superior offers.
                    Reuters
                    2
                    As long as he offered a perceived benefit, he could solicit help.
                    Eve of darkness
                    3
                    Once approved, Accuride will solicit creditors to vote on the disclosure statement.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    It allows companies to openly solicit investors in the US and abroad.
                    BBC
                    5
                    She says we can still solicit contributions outside of the nonprofit model.
                    The Lifecycle of Software Objects
                    6
                    Pleasanton, California-based Thoratec can solicit rival offers for the next 30 days.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    Exposing her own party's efforts to... solicit foreign interference in Australian politics.
                    News.com.au
                    8
                    They then launched the first advertising campaign to solicit feedback from customers.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    Maybe a friend recommended you might solicit your Twitter friends for donations.
                    Wired
                    10
                    Other anti-impeachment ads by Trump solicit supporters' phone numbers and email addresses.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    I have the honour to solicit your assistance in the following matter:?
                    The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14
                    12
                    After approval, Cooper-Standard will solicit votes from lenders for the reorganization plan.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Their object was probably to solicit help against the attacks of Mohammedans.
                    Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3
                    14
                    They give us immediately what we solicit through the means of wealth.
                    Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection
                    15
                    May I solicit the favor of a line, through him, in return?
                    The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton / A Novel: Founde...
                    16
                    Kriya includes the diverse objects for which persons solicit alms or gifts.
                    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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                    Translations for solicit
                    Solicit through the time
                    Solicit across language varieties
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