"ask for" meaning in English

See ask for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ask for
Etymology: : ask for < → δείτε τις λέξεις ask και for
  1. ζητάω να δω, λέω ότι θέλω να μιλήσω σε κάποιον ή να κατευθυνθώ σε ένα μέρος
    Sense id: el-ask_for-en-verb-o0lhx3p6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ask for trouble
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  "etymology_text": ": ask for < → δείτε τις λέξεις ask και for",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ask for"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ask for trouble"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She asked for the manager.",
          "translation": "Ζήτησε να δει τον Διευθυντή."
        },
        {
          "text": "A lady is asking for you.",
          "translation": "Ζητά να σας δει μια κυρία."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ζητάω να δω, λέω ότι θέλω να μιλήσω σε κάποιον ή να κατευθυνθώ σε ένα μέρος"
      ],
      "id": "el-ask_for-en-verb-o0lhx3p6"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ask for"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": ask for < → δείτε τις λέξεις ask και for",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ask for"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ask for trouble"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She asked for the manager.",
          "translation": "Ζήτησε να δει τον Διευθυντή."
        },
        {
          "text": "A lady is asking for you.",
          "translation": "Ζητά να σας δει μια κυρία."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ζητάω να δω, λέω ότι θέλω να μιλήσω σε κάποιον ή να κατευθυνθώ σε ένα μέρος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ask for"
}

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