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 post also asked for donations to a GoFundMe to help bring Tippet’s body home to Australia from Turkey. —

Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 In his telling, the email from an operations officer asked for any information on a series of unknown objects disrupting the exercise. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 Before Engelmayer handed down his sentence, Hernandez asked for leniency, pointing to how he has been stuck in solitary confinement since his arrest. —

Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 The center is a passive bystander to his own usage, never asking for any sort of cap on his playing time. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ask for