solicit
gb/səlˈɪsɪt/ us/səlˈɪsɪt/
B2
Engelska
~ 3600
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Verb
B2
action
1
To formally request something
To ask someone for something in a serious or polite way.
Användningsmönster:
to solicit [something] from [someone]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'solicit' with 'ask' and use it in casual contexts where it sounds too formal or legalistic.
Synonymer
request (A general term for asking for something without implying persuasion.)
|
seek (Suggests actively looking for or trying to get something, not always from a specific person.)
Antonymer
offer (Involves giving something rather than asking for it.)
Ordkombinationer
solicit donations
|solicit feedback
|solicit support
|solicit funds
|solicit advice
Teman
business
|law
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- The charity is soliciting donations for disaster relief.
- They sent out emails to solicit feedback from customers.
- The organization is soliciting volunteers for the upcoming event.
Exempel för inlärare
- The school is soliciting money for new books.
- She solicited help from her friends.
- We are soliciting ideas for the project.
Verb
formal
B2
action
2
To seek business or sales
To try to sell something by asking people to buy it.
Användningsmönster:
to solicit [customers/orders/sales]
Synonymer
market (Emphasizes promoting and selling products, often in a broader sense.)
|
promote (Focuses on publicizing or advertising rather than direct asking.)
Antonymer
decline business (Means turning down opportunities to sell or provide services.)
Ordkombinationer
solicit clients
|solicit business
|solicit orders
|solicit sales
Teman
business
|commerce
|work
|communication
Exempel
- The company has been soliciting new clients through online advertising.
- Street vendors are not allowed to solicit sales in this area.
- They hired a team to solicit orders from overseas markets.
Exempel för inlärare
- The shop owner solicits customers on the street.
- They solicit sales by calling people.
- He solicited new clients at the trade show.
Verb
formal
C1
action
3
To offer sex for payment
To ask someone if they want to pay for sex.
Synonymer
proposition ('Proposition' is less formal and can also mean suggesting sexual activity without payment.)
Ordkombinationer
solicit prostitution
|solicit clients
|arrested for soliciting
Teman
law
|crime
|relationships
|daily_life
Exempel
- He was arrested for soliciting outside the nightclub.
- The law makes it illegal to solicit prostitution in this state.
- Police conducted a sting operation to catch those soliciting sex.
Exempel för inlärare
- She was caught soliciting on the street.
- It is illegal to solicit prostitution here.
- The police arrested him for soliciting.
Grammatik
Grundform
solicit
IPA
GB/səlˈɪsɪt/
US/səlˈɪsɪt/
Stavelser och betoning
so - li - cit (3 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (li)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: solicit
- 3rd Person Singular: solicits
- Present Participle: soliciting
- Past: solicited
Ordfamilj
Forms
solicits
verb
soliciting
verb
solicited
verb
Core family
solicitation
noun C1
solicitor
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
unsolicited
adjective
Advanced or less common
solicitous
adjective
solicitously
adverb
Uttryck
solicit business
1/səlˈɪsɪt bˈɪznɪs/
fixed phrase
solicit business
solicit business
solicit donations
1/səlˈɪsɪt doʊnˈeɪʃənz/
fixed phrase
Ask for charitable contributions
To ask people to give money to help a group or cause.
Exempel
- "The non-profit is soliciting donations for hurricane victims."
- "They went door-to-door to solicit donations for the animal shelter."
solicit feedback
1/səlˈɪsɪt fˈidbˌæk/
fixed phrase
Ask for opinions or suggestions
To ask people what they think about something so you can improve it.
Exempel
- "The teacher solicited feedback from students about the new course material."
- "We are soliciting feedback on our new website design."