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ask for

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ask for
Verb
1. to seek to speak to
2. to request
3. Informal to behave in a manner that is regarded as inviting (something): you were asking for trouble there
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Verb1.ask for - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
invite
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"


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"My dear young lady," Inspector Jacks said, "I will not ask for your sympathy, for I am afraid I should ask in vain; but we are just now, we people at Scotland Yard, up against one of the most extraordinary problems which have ever been put before us.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Stelling to ask the very question that Tom had not dared to ask for himself.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
"I don't ask that," pleaded Jekyll, laying his hand upon the other's arm; "I only ask for justice; I only ask you to help him for my sake, when I am no longer here.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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