asks for
Puts in for
To ask for something is to request it: She asked for directions, He asked for a raise.
The phrase can imply seeking trouble through reckless behavior: Driving that fast is just asking for it.
To ask for someone is to request their presence or attention: There's a customer at the front asking for you.
Request for information
- inquiryRequest for information
- queryRequest for information
- demandForceful request or requirement
- petitionFormal written appeal
application · submission · solicitation · requisition · proposal · bid · claim · appeal
Earnest desperate requesting
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- entreatingUrgently asking for favor
- supplicatingAsking humbly, desperately
urging · appealing · petitioning · requesting · praying · pleading · desperate · earnest
Difficulty or distress
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- problemsSituations needing resolution
- criticismJudgment of faults
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
failure · disappointment · conflict · danger · risk · backlash · retaliation · consequences
question
Request for information
petition · application · submission · solicitation · requisition · proposal · bid · claim · appeal · call
begging
Earnest desperate requesting
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- entreatingUrgently asking for favor
supplicating · urging · appealing · petitioning · requesting · praying · pleading · desperate · earnest · heartfelt
trouble
Difficulty or distress
rejection · failure · disappointment · conflict · danger · risk · backlash · retaliation · consequences · misfortune