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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The family asked for donations to help with their medical expenses.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
In the promo’s final sequence, Nyla asks for her union rep, Nolan, but is told by the DA office’s Vivian that Nolan is the one who saw James and Kylie kissing.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Or the guard could ask for a trade out of the organization as well.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Josef took three of the kids (Lisa, Monika and Alexander) to live with him and Rosemarie, staging three incidents in which a baby would be left on their doorstep with notes from Elisabeth asking for Josef and Rosemarie to care for them.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
In the promo’s final sequence, Nyla asks for her union rep, Nolan, but is told by the DA office’s Vivian that Nolan is the one who saw James and Kylie kissing.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Or the guard could ask for a trade out of the organization as well.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Josef took three of the kids (Lisa, Monika and Alexander) to live with him and Rosemarie, staging three incidents in which a baby would be left on their doorstep with notes from Elisabeth asking for Josef and Rosemarie to care for them.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Ask for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20for. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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