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

Someone bombards you with a stack of un-asked for pages at a coffee date? — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Last year was so much about isolation and loneliness and not being able to ask for help. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The 15-year sentence split the difference between Weinstein’s attorneys asking for a 9-year sentence and prosecutors seeking a 20-year sentence. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Wade sued Swift for trademark infringement in March and asked for an emergency moratorium on merchandise sales while the case plays out. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for ask for

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