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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Most of these dishes were served in a cute cardboard container made to look like a Cybertruck, and had been made fancier in ways nobody asked for.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
The airlines aren't just asking for minor tweaks.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Along with structural changes to Uber’s business model, the plaintiff is asking for all damages the law allows but did not name a specific dollar amount.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
Reportedly, Prince Harry hasn’t asked for any changes to the arrangement and is only interested in working on the relationship with his family, not in returning to royal duties of any kind.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
The airlines aren't just asking for minor tweaks.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Along with structural changes to Uber’s business model, the plaintiff is asking for all damages the law allows but did not name a specific dollar amount.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
Reportedly, Prince Harry hasn’t asked for any changes to the arrangement and is only interested in working on the relationship with his family, not in returning to royal duties of any kind.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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