英语词汇“solicitation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

solicitsolicit /səˈlɪsɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsolicit

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French solliciter to disturb, take charge of, from Latin sollicitare

VERB TABLE

solicit

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	solicit
	he, she, it	solicits
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	solicited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have solicited
	he, she, it	has solicited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had solicited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will solicit
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have solicited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am soliciting
	he, she, it	is soliciting
	you, we, they	are soliciting
Past	I, he, she, it	was soliciting
	you, we, they	were soliciting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been soliciting
	he, she, it	has been soliciting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been soliciting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be soliciting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been soliciting

1to ask someone for money, help, or information: Certain federal employees are forbidden from soliciting campaign funds.solicit something from somebody School officials have been soliciting ideas from parents.2to sell something by taking orders for a product or service, usually by going to people’s houses or businesses: No soliciting on company premises is allowed.3law to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French solliciter to disturb, take charge of, from Latin sollicitare]—solicitation /səˌlɪsəˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]