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.

Examples of ask for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fort Worth police are asking for information about a vehicle that fled a deadly hit-and-run crash Thursday. —Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024

Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide investigators are asking for the public’s help in solving the killing of a woman who was fatally stabbed and whose body was then set on fire on the side of a highway in Bakersfield. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for the public’s help in preventing the spread of giant apple snails, according to an April 9 news release. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024

SpaceX is asking for regulatory clearance to expand testing for its cellular Starlink system outside the US, including Canada, Australia, and Japan. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

The day before the arguments, the government had asked for an extension to file a brief. —Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024

The governor asked for prayers before sharing reports of at least 72 homes having been either damaged or destroyed in Grenada, Hinds, Marshall, Scott, Warren, and Yazoo County. —Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024

Last August, President Zelensky was asked for his position in an interview on Ukrainian television and sounded sympathetic to holding a poll. —Andrew Carey, Olga Voitovych, and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024

Here are some of the main ingredients used in casseroles with ground beef: Ground beef: While this ground beef casserole asks for ground round, a type of ground beef derived from the beef round cut, not all recipes might be as specific. —Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024