ask for

Verb

Meaning

express the need or desire for

increase the likelihood of

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

request invite bespeak call for order need require call requisition claim demand want apply desire seek

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Antonyms

dodge response shun avoid decline answer

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Hypernyms

kindle fire pass raise communicate provoke

Hyponyms

encore order book call hold reserve

Examples

Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water have not been exhausted, for it may happen that never again in your whole life will you have such a chance to ask for the forgiveness for your sins. John Climacus

The ability to forgive and to ask for forgiveness is a trait of a strong and generous person. Pavel Gumerov

Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got. Seneca

Give a blind man eyes and he will ask for eyebrows. Georgian Proverb

Children who get everything they ask for seldom succeed in life. Filipino Proverb

When you have given nothing, ask for nothing. Albanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

ask Bogey, the gooseberry-grinder ask box ask directions ask for a date ask for a loan ask for clarification