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 And their second or third step might be to ask for help. —

Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 That’s a lot to ask for in a single product, though Wet n Wild’s High On Lash Eyelash Curler seems to have it on lock. —

Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2024 That hearing has been canceled, and the defense has instead asked for a hearing sometime in the next week so that Gutierrez Reed can enter her plea. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024 The decree does not legally prevent the screening of the film, but the Biennale is believed to have asked for the screenings to be suspended while the matter is resolved. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ask for

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