ask for

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ask for

verb asks for · asking for · asked for

To request; to order. I asked for a glass of water.
Similar: request
To increase the likelihood of something undesirable by persisting in some action; to invite. If you keep on speeding, you are asking for trouble.

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verb request

Español	pedir
Português	pedir
Français	demander
Italiano	chiedere
Ελληνικά	ζητώ zitó
Русский	проси́ть prosítʹ, попроси́ть poprosítʹ
العربية	سَأَلَ saʔala, طَلَبَ ṭalaba
עברית	ביקש bikésh

verb to invite upon oneself

Español	buscárselo
Русский	напра́шиваться naprášivatʹsja, напроси́ться naprosítʹsja

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@misc{ask_for_2026,
  title = {ask for},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ask%20for},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}