"ask for" meaning in Anglais

See ask for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

  1. Demander, prier.
    Sense id: fr-ask_for-en-verb-SfUfuM67 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apply, apply for, beg, bid, request, seek Related terms: ask

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Why don't you ask him for his opinion?"
        },
        {
          "text": "He already promised to give you whatever present you ask for."
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    {
      "word": "apply for"
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    {
      "word": "beg"
    },
    {
      "word": "bid"
    },
    {
      "word": "request"
    },
    {
      "word": "seek"
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    "Composé de ask et de for."
  ],
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