Definitions for ask for
ask for

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. invite, ask forverb

   increase the likelihood of

   "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ask forverb

   to request

2. ask forverb

   To increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action; to invite.

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1. ask for

   To "ask for" generally means to request something or seek a particular outcome; it implies expressing a desire for something or requiring a specific action. This can take various forms including asking for help, information, a service, an item, or a particular response. It can also imply inviting or inciting a certain event or situation to occur.

Matched Categories

1. • Provoke

How to pronounce ask for?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ask for in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ask for in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ask for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ask for in a Sentence

1. Marc Short:

   I would say that one of the biggest changes of the last 18 months is that members used to call and say, Can the President stop tweeting ? and those same members call today and say,' Can the President tweet this for me ?' So where we were 18 months ago with the social media is very different than today that the members now call and specifically ask for tweets.

2. Vincenzo Berghella:

   Women always ask for a better sense of their delivery date in order to help them prepare for work leave, or to make contingency plans for sibling-care during labor, these are plans which help reduce a woman's anxiety about the onset of labor.

3. Dieter Uchtdorf:

   If we interact with people with the sole expectation that they soon will don a white jumpsuit and ask for directions to the nearest baptismal font, were doing it wrong, some who come and see will, perhaps, never join the church; some will at a later time. That is their choice. But that doesnt change our love for them.

4. Lamar Alexander:

   I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for more documents and witnesses, but there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet United States Constitutions high bar for an impeachable offense.

5. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:

   We have the right to do it, We are going to do it and we are going to do it at the beginning on Tuesday if Senate Majority Leader Mitch doesn't call for these witnesses in Senate Majority Leader Mitch proposal, we're allowed to amend it, and ask for them. I am allowed to amend it -- and then if they say well let's wait and hear the arguments we'll want a vote after they hear the arguments as well and we will do everything we can to force votes again.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ask for
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ask_for
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com