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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Along with Evans, the speakers of the Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina houses of representatives also signed onto the letter asking for help from Congress to help the forestry industry in their respective states.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The Lysons are fighting the charges, have asked for a jury trial and the case was recently postponed until December.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead, Saft asked for four hundred dollars to buy a bed frame and an air mattress.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
But the well-meaning—an understandable, especially given the historical context—efforts can have an unintentionally shaming effect that might stop a teen from asking for help managing their period.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The Lysons are fighting the charges, have asked for a jury trial and the case was recently postponed until December.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead, Saft asked for four hundred dollars to buy a bed frame and an air mattress.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
But the well-meaning—an understandable, especially given the historical context—efforts can have an unintentionally shaming effect that might stop a teen from asking for help managing their period.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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