ask for help
просить о помощи
I asked for help when the cabinet tipped toward me.
Я попросил о помощи, когда шкаф накренился в мою сторону.
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ask for
ask for
Meaning of ask for
English
say you want something or want information
Русский
просить что-то или спрашивать нужную информацию
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈɑːsk fɔː/
American English
/ˈæsk fɔr/
ask for with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом ask for
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
9 сочетаний
Помощь и совет
Help and adviceask for advice
просить совета
She asked for advice before adopting a nervous rescue dog.
Она попросила совета, прежде чем взять пугливую собаку из приюта.
- ask for permissionспрашивать разрешения
Вещи и сведения
Things and informationask for directions
спросить дорогу
We asked for directions after taking the wrong exit.
Мы спросили дорогу, съехав не на том съезде.
ask for the check
попросить счёт
I asked for the check while my wife packed the leftovers.
Я попросил счёт, пока моя жена упаковывала остатки еды.
- ask for more timeпопросить ещё немного времени
Человек и неприятности
People and troubleask for someone
спрашивать кого-то
A woman came to the front desk and asked for you.
Какая-то женщина подошла к стойке и спросила тебя.
be asking for trouble
напрашиваться на неприятности
You're asking for trouble by leaving that ladder on wet grass.
Ты напрашиваешься на неприятности, оставляя эту лестницу на мокрой траве.
- ask for the managerпопросить позвать менеджера
ask for usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He asked for a glass of water.
Он попросил стакан воды.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She asked for more time to finish the task.
Она попросила больше времени, чтобы закончить задание.
ask for synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between ask for, ask, request, demand, beg, and plead
ENI asked the teacher for help.
R
🇬🇧English
request
to ask formally
A2often
ENWe requested more information from the company.
Advanced: broader words
D
🇬🇧English
demand
to ask firmly, as a right
B1very often
ENThey demanded an apology.
B
🇬🇧English
beg
to ask desperately
A2often
ENShe begged for another chance.
P
🇬🇧English
plead
to ask emotionally and urgently
B1rare word
ENHe pleaded for mercy.
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What does ask for mean?
say you want something or want information
How do you pronounce ask for?
ask for is pronounced [ˈɑːsk fɔː].
How is ask for used in a sentence?
Он попросил стакан воды. Translation: He asked for a glass of water.
Is ask for part of Customer Communication vocabulary?
Yes, ask for can be learned in the Customer Communication topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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