ask for
phrasal verb
asked for; asking for; asks for
: to request to see or talk to (someone)
Unhappy with the service, he asked for the store manager.
There's someone on the phone asking for you.
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Reflecting on her own experience with Maddox, O’Connor said nobody educates parents on what they’re supposed to ask for.
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IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
When fans asked for the return of the Chicken Finger Tacos, Zaxby’s understood the assignment.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Football and Hollywood, two ascendant entertainment forces, were laying claim to this country, and Bob and Jane were at the center of both, with paparazzi tailing them and—imagine this—asking for permission to take a photo.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
That's all Pittsburgh could have asked for to begin the year.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
When fans asked for the return of the Chicken Finger Tacos, Zaxby’s understood the assignment.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Football and Hollywood, two ascendant entertainment forces, were laying claim to this country, and Bob and Jane were at the center of both, with paparazzi tailing them and—imagine this—asking for permission to take a photo.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
That's all Pittsburgh could have asked for to begin the year.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ask for
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“Ask for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20for. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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