soliciting
v.to ask someone for something, such as money, help, or information. You often see this word in business or legal situations.
v.to request or entreat someone for something, such as assistance, information, or financial contributions. Often carries a formal or professional tone; in legal contexts, it may refer specifically to offering services for sale or requesting immoral acts.
“The charity is soliciting donations for the new hospital.”
“The committee spent the afternoon soliciting feedback from local residents regarding the proposed park renovations.”
“By soliciting expert testimony from various fields, the investigative team ensured that their final report would be both comprehensive and scientifically sound.”
The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing the thing being requested.
Solicit is a transitive verb; it takes the object directly without the preposition 'for'.
“He was convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor, and he faced sex-trafficking charges at the time of his death in 2019.”
“Local police arrested 25 women for soliciting on the beachfront promenade a week before the ship arrived.”