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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At the end of my stay in the hospital, a young man from the accounting department appeared at my bedside and asked for my insurance information.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
New York can't ask for much more from its star point guard.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
But under the Trump administration the SEC asked for the case to be put on hold in February to explore a resolution.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 May 2025
On Thursday, Starmer called Sisi again and asked for el-Fattah to be released.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
New York can't ask for much more from its star point guard.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
But under the Trump administration the SEC asked for the case to be put on hold in February to explore a resolution.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 May 2025
On Thursday, Starmer called Sisi again and asked for el-Fattah to be released.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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