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 form asks for the traveler’s name, SkyMiles number, departure and arrival cities, departure date, and trip confirmation number.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025
The doctor who’s going to…ask for more information and those kinds of things.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2025
Mother asked for maximum penalty Family members of the victims in this case asked the judge to sentence Nangle to jail time for the brothers’ deaths.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Assistant Public Defender Rachel Brothers asked for a minimum prison sentence because Mitchell has no criminal record, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025
The doctor who’s going to…ask for more information and those kinds of things.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2025
Mother asked for maximum penalty Family members of the victims in this case asked the judge to sentence Nangle to jail time for the brothers’ deaths.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Assistant Public Defender Rachel Brothers asked for a minimum prison sentence because Mitchell has no criminal record, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Ask for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20for. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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