ask for

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.

Examples of ask for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Young Connors immediately downloaded all of her music and, in true young-Taylor fashion, asked for a guitar for her birthday. —Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

The Pentagon's budget request this year also asked for more than $70 billion to procure missiles and related equipment, a nearly threefold increase compared to last year. —James Laporta, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help identifying victims of a financial exploitation scheme, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026

One of the victim’s children said his father mentioned that Rand asked for help fixing a kitchen cabinet at his apartment. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for ask for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore