Meaning

2 senses
  1. To request; to order.

    I asked for a glass of water.

    проси́тьprosítʹ, попроси́тьpoprosítʹ

  2. To increase the likelihood of something undesirable by persisting in some action; to invite.

    If you keep on speeding, you are asking for trouble.

    напра́шиватьсяnaprášivatʹsja, напроси́тьсяnaprosítʹsja

    increase the likelihood of

Examples

2835 sentences
  1. Children often ask me for money.

    Діти часто просять у мене гроші.

    ruДети часто просят у меня денег.

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  2. I asked her for a date.

    Я запросив її на побачення.

    ruЯ пригласил её на свидание.

    deIch bat sie um ein Rendezvous.

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  3. He asked his friends for help.

    Він попросив друзів про допомогу.

    ruОн попросил помощи у друзей.

    deEr bat seine Freunde um Hilfe.

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  4. She asked him for some money.

    Вона попросила в нього грошей.

    ruОна попросила у него денег.

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  5. You can ask Tom for help.

    Ти можеш попросити Тома про допомогу.

    ruМожешь попросить помощи у Тома.

    deDu kannst Tom um Hilfe bitten.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
request:
to invite upon oneself:

Forms

asks for, asking for, asked for, asked for
Base formask for · to ask for
3rd person singularasks for
Present participleasking for
Past simpleasked for
Past participleasked for

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyask for
he, she, itasks for

Past simpleLesson

all personsasked for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave asked for
he, she, ithas asked for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ask for

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
RelatedbegA2

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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