Thesaurus results for ASKED (FOR)

asked (for)

verb

past tense of ask (for)

as in requested

to make a request for don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it

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as in invited

to act so as to make (something) more likely you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding

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as in ordered

to give a request or demand for the surgeon asked for the scalpel

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Doe also went to an emergency room in Ithaca, where Cornell is located, and requested a rape kit on November 7, the Times reported, citing the documents.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Dutch officials have not publicly explained who requested that the flight be denied permission to land.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of requested

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The mother of two friends at his high school invited him to live with them.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Peggy Tanous isn’t there because she was inexplicably invited to RHUGT instead, and Peggy Sulahian isn’t there because Alex Baskin lost her number the second that season ended.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of invited

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The officer moved a safe distance away and ordered Cruz Linares to drop the knife.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Israel’s agencies and transportation minister have traded blame over who was responsible for screening the flight, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of aviation security.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of ordered

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The music nearly stopped in late 2020, when Guitar Center sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
El Sayed has not publicly condemned Piker but has sought to distance himself from the influencer since winning the nomination.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of sought

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When asked who might be the greatest thinker in America, the boy immediately suggests Professor Jacob Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe), an Albert Einstein analogue who's wooed by Klaatu's solutions to a particularly tricksy math equation.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Food and drink Upon my arrival, I was wooed by the dazzling signature welcome cocktail made with gin, pineapple, herbal liqueur, and tamarind jamu.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

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