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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Francis, who has only ever said a handful of words in open court, somberly addressed the judge and asked for mercy so he could be reunited with his children. Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 His attorneys asked for bail again several weeks later and were again denied by an appeals court judge. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The plaintiffs have also asked for a trial by jury in their defamation suit. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 At one point, Buckshot asks for someone to call an ambulance, with a bystander informing him that paramedics were on their way to the scene. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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