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Definition of Ask for
1. Verb. Increase the likelihood of. "Invite criticism"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Derivative terms: Invitation
Definition of Ask for
1. Verb. to request ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action; to invite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ask For
Literary usage of Ask for
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1866)
"I do not find it on the more modern Savoy coins, for they have I think the order
of the Annunciation round the arms. ALso, from the same book, I ask for a ..."
2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"Grandcourt did not answer, and Lush went on. "It really is a fine opportunity.
The father and mother ask for nothing better, I can see, and the daughter's ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"This gave the defendant the benefit of all he could legitimately ask for in the
instruction which he requested, and gave it in a form which better comported ..."
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