solicit

verb
UK: /səˈlɪs.ɪt/
US: /səˈlɪs.ɪt/

  1. To ask someone for money, information, or help.

    1. They solicit donations at the door to enter the concert.
    2. The charity is soliciting funds to help those affected by the flood, please donate to solicit help.

  2. To try to get business, votes, support etc from someone.

    1. The candidate went door to door to solicit votes for the election.
    2. Companies often solicit feedback from customers to improve their products or services, which helps them solicit more.

Synonyms

request seek ask for entreat canvass beg
solicit intransitive-verb

  1. To offer sex for money in a public place.

    1. He was arrested for soliciting in a park near the station.
    2. The police often patrol this area because there have been reports of people soliciting there so often.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "solicit" in English means: To ask someone for money, information, or help., To try to get business, votes, support etc from someone..

The phonetic transcription of "solicit" is /səˈlɪs.ɪt/ in British English and /səˈlɪs.ɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "solicit": request, seek, ask for, entreat, canvass, beg.

Example usage of "solicit": "They solicit donations at the door to enter the concert.". More examples on the page.