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ask for
vb (preposition)
1. to try to obtain by requesting he asked for help
2. (intr) Informal to behave in a provocative manner that is regarded as inviting (trouble) she's asking for trouble you're asking for it
3. Scot to ask after
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Verb1.ask for - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
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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ask for يَطلُب požádat spørge efter erbitten ζητώ pedir pyytää jotakin demander tražiti richiedere ・・・を求める ...을 요청하다 vragen om be om poprosić (o coś) pedir просить fråga efter ขอให้ทำ aramak đòi hỏi 要求


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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.
Stelling to ask the very question that Tom had not dared to ask for himself.
"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.
 
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