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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.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.ask for - increase the likelihood ofask for - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
arouse,elicit,evoke,provoke,enkindle,kindle,fire,raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
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Translations
يَجُرُّ المَتاعِبيَطْلُبيَطْلُبُ
požádatptát se po někomříkat si o
bede ombeder om
pyytää jotakin
zatražiti
biîja um, spyrja eftirleita eftir, biîja um
･･･を求める
...을 요청하다
privolať sipýtať sa
be om
ขอให้ทำ
aramakaranmakbelâ aramakile konuşmakistemek
đòi hỏi

ask

(aːsk) verb
1. to put a question.He asked me what the time was;Ask the price of that scarf;Ask her where to go;Ask him about it;If you don't know, ask. vra يَسْأل питам perguntar zeptat sefragen spørgeρωτώpreguntar küsima پرسیدن kysyädemander לִשׁאוֹל पूछना pitati (meg)kérdez bertanya spyrjachiedere 尋ねる 물어보다 (pa)klausti []jautāt tanyavragenspørrepytać پوښتل perguntar a întrebaспрашивать opýtať sa vprašati pitati fråga ถามsormak 詢問 питати پوچھنا hỏi询问
2. to express a wish to someone for something.I asked her to help me;I asked (him) for a day off;He rang and asked for you;Can I ask a favour of you? vra يَطْلُب запитвам pedir požádatbitten bede omζητώpedir;preguntar por paluma خواستن؛ درخواست کردن pyytäädemander לְבַקֵש मांगना tražiti kér minta biðja umchiedere 頼む 요구하다 (pa)prašyti lūgt memintavragenbe omprosić غوښتل ، درخواست کولpedir a cereпросить požiadať prositi zamoliti be [om], fråga efter ขอrica etmek,istemek 要求 просити درخواست کرنا đề nghị要求
3. to invite.He asked her to his house for lunch. uitnooi يَدْعو каня convidar pozvateinladen invitereπροσκαλώinvitar kutsuma دعوت کردن kutsuainviter לְהַזְמִין निमंत्रण देना pozvati meghív mengundang bjóðainvitare 招待する 초대하다 (pa)kviesti ielūgt; uzaicināt jemputvrageninvitere,bezapraszać دعوتولconvidar a invitaприглашать pozvať povabiti pozvati bjuda เชิญdavet etmek, çağırmak 邀請 запрошувати دعوت دینا mời邀请
ask after
to make inquiries about the healthetc of.She asked after his father. vra na يَسأل عَن، يَسْتَفْسِر عَن питам за perguntar por ptát se na zdraví někoho sich erkundigen nach spørge efter; forhøre sig omρωτώpreguntar por,interesarse por (järele) pärima دربارۀ سلامتی کسی پرسیدن tiedustella vointiademander des nouvelles de לִשְאוֹל לִשְלוֹם पूछताछ करना raspitivati se érdeklődik menanyakan inna eftir, spyrja frétta af e-m chiedere di ～の安否を尋ねる ...에게 문안하다 teirautis apjautāties bertanyakan tentang vragen naarspørre etter,forhøre seg om pytać o, dopytywać się o د یو چا د سلامتیا په هکله پوښتل perguntar por a întreba deосведомляться;справляться popýtať sa (na zdravie ap.) zanimati se za pitati za nekoga fråga om, höra sig för om ถามถึง hâl hatır sormak 問起某人的(健康等)狀況 питати про чиєсь здоров'я کے بارے میں پوچھنا hỏi thăm问候
ask for
1. to express a wish to see or speak to (someone).When he telephoned he asked for you;He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter. vra na يَطْلُب търся pedir ptát se po někom fragen nach spørge efter; bede omζητώpreguntar por,reclamar küsima خواستن؛ طلب کردن kysyä henkilöädemander,réclamer לְבָקֵש निवेदन करना zatražiti keres minta biðja um, spyrja eftir chiedere di 会いたいという ...에게 면회를 요청하다 (pa)kviesti, (pa)prašyti palūgt; pieprasīt bertanyakan vragen naarbe om,spørre etterprosić غوښتل ، طلبولpedir a întreba (de); a cereспрашивать pýtať sa na (koho) vprašati po tražiti (nekoga) fråga efter ถามถึง ile konuşmak,istemek 要求與某人見面或說話 просити про کے بارے میں پوچھنا xin gặp ai寻找
2. to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant).Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble. vra, soek يَجُرُّ المَتاعِب молба atrair říkat si oherausfordern bede om; opsøge problemer πάω γυρεύονταςbuscar, buscársela otsima دنبال چیزی بودن etsiä hankaluuksiachercher לְחָפֵשׂ दावत देना tražiti keresi a bajt mencari-cari leita eftir, biðja umcercare,andare in cerca di 自らまねく 무리한 부탁을 하다 prisišaukti sagādāt sev nepatikšanas mengundangvragen ombe om,oppsøke prosić się (o) د یو شی په تعقیب کی اوسیدلatrair a o căuta (cu lu­mâ­narea)напрашиваться privolať si (čo) naravnost iskati, izzivati prizvati be om เชิญ (สิ่งที่ไม่เป็นที่น่าพอใจ) belâ aramak, aranmak,kaşınmak 自討(不愉快的後果) лізти на рожен; лізти в пухир خواہ مخواہ مصیبت مول لینا chuốc lấy自讨苦吃
for the asking
you may have (something) simply by asking for it;This table is yours for the asking. as jy dit wil hê بِناء عَلى الطَّلَب питане a pedido stačí říct zu haben bare du beder (om) αρκεί να (το) ζητήσεις con sólo pedirlo ilma pikemata بدست آوردن چیزی در صورت خواستن آن saada pyydettäessä il n'y a qu'à le demander לְבַּקָשָתך मांग treba samo zatražiti i dobit ćeš! csak kérni kell cuma-cuma, tinggal minta þarf ekki nema spyrja (basta chiedere) くれとさえ言えば 원한다면 vos paprašius, jei paprašysit ja vēlaties; ja tas interesē permintaan je hebt er maar om te vragenbare du ber om za darmo د غوښتلو په صورت کی د یو شی لاسته راوړل a pedido dacă vrei стоит только спросить stačí povedať na migljaj; če samo hočeš samo zatražiti utan vidare, bara genom att be om det (ง่ายสำหรับคุณ) ถ้าคุณขอ (sadece) istemek yeter, yeter ki istensin 詢問索取 варто тільки попросити کے متعلق پوچھنا nếu yêu cầu索取
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ask for

→يَطْلُبُ požádat beder omerbittenζητώpedir pyytää jotakindemander zatražitirichiedere ･･･を求める ...을 요청하다vragen ombe ompoprosić (o coś)pedirпросить be om ขอให้ทำaramak đòi hỏi要求
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