What does it mean to get asked for?
: to request to see or talk to (someone) Unhappy with the service, he asked for the store manager.
What does it mean to ask for something?
(ask for something) to speak or write to someone because you want them to give you something.
How do you use ask for?
Use “ask for” with the object you want to receive:
- I asked the teacher for a pencil.
- I asked her for a glass of water.
- My son asked for a video game for Christmas.
Can ask for meaning?
If you ask for something, it means that you want someone to give you something: I always ask for extra tomato sauce on my pizza.
What does it mean when a girl is asking for it?
If you say that someone is asking for trouble or is asking for it, you mean that they are behaving in a way that makes it very likely that they will get into trouble.
How do you politely ask for text?
Here are some better phrases to make polite requests in English:
- “Do you mind…?.”
- “Would you mind…?
- “Could I…?”
- “Would it be ok if…?”
- “Would it be possible…?”
- “Would you be willing to…?”
What is the meaning of asking for help?
verb. to speak to someone about something for the first time, especially in order to ask for help or make an offer.
How do I ask for help?
Let me just give them to you again:
- Help – the simple scream for help.
- Could/can/will you help me, please?
- I need some assistance.
- Could you give me a hand.
- Could you lend me a hand.
- Could you hold that.
- I need your support.
- Would you mind helping me?
Why did you ask or asked?
This is not correct. Don’t use this phrase. The verb “ask” should not be in the past tense in this phrase.
Is it ask for or ask of?
Ask for means you’re requesting for something. Ask of means you are inquiring something from someone.
Is it correct to say ask from?
If you “ask X from someone”, it means that you ask them to give you an X. So to me, whereas “asking an answer from” makes sense, “asking a question from” doesn’t, unless you’re asking for a question. I’ve seen a source on the internet that says “of” is the correct rule. But this sounds odd to both of us.
Do not ask for it meaning?
A phrase used to fend off questions about a situation one finds awkward, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory. For example, How did we do in the bridge tournament? Don’t ask! [Colloquial; 1960s] For a similar phrase, see forget it.