ask for

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.

Examples of ask for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the start of this school year, Aya’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Naheda, asked for a spiral notebook. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

In response to questions from The Associated Press, the tribe provided its 2024 testimony before Congress, where San Carlos Apache Deputy Attorney General Justine Jimmie asked for uninterrupted access to the site. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

The Department of Homeless Services and Housing would be asked for an assessment of what additional resources would be necessary to provide emergency beds for all people fleeing intimate partner violence. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The Fort Worth Police Department said Wednesday that a missing woman was found and is safe, a day after police posted on social media asking for help to locate her. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for ask for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore