VERB
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express the need or desire for
She called for room service
when you call, always ask for Mary
She requested an extra bed in her room -
increase the likelihood of
ask for trouble
invite criticism
How To Use ask for In A Sentence
- Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
- If the indoor tables don't satisfy you, and if the weather is right, do ask for a table on the terrace.
- We ask for a level playing field when we compete with foreign companies.
- Patients have been urged not to ask for antibiotics for minor illnesses. Times, Sunday Times
- we always ask for man to innocent as child, but able as father.
- The two cross-fertilise easily to form a hybrid, which is apparently often sold to un-suspecting buyers who simply ask for bluebells.
- Ask a friend to recommend a doctor or, failing that, ask for a list in your local library.
- With the weather turning out to be salubrious for the past few days, fitting well into the celebrative atmosphere, the students could not ask for more.
- It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement.
- A beggar came up to us and ask for money.
