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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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