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

Amid the Wave’s miserable season that followed both on and off the field, Shaw asked for a trade to the North Carolina Courage, which was granted ahead of the 2025 season. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026

One juicy number in circulation was $1 million, the amount role players — and, ahem, their agents — were asking for next season. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026

Sacrifice, in the national interest The Brookings program asks for something from everyone, but not too much from anyone. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman who was last seen Thursday afternoon in Kansas City’s Eastwood Hills East neighborhood. —Kendrick Calfee may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

Rhymes for ask for

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