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Verbs for Requesting

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to ask
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to ask for
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to request
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to demand
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to solicit
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to apply
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to stipulate
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to appeal
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to insist on
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to beg
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to urge
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to adjure
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to plead
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to entreat
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to beseech
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to implore
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to call for
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to exact
to ask
to ask
Verb
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to request for something or tell someone to give or do something

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She asked her colleague for their opinion on the new project proposal.
I asked him for a glass of water.

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to ask for
to ask for
Verb
uk flag
/ˈæsk fɔːɹ/

to politely request something from someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
ask
phrase's particle
for
to request
to request
Verb
r
r
e
i
q
k
u
w
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

to ask for something politely or formally

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to demand
to demand
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
m
m
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to ask something from someone in an urgent and forceful manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to solicit
to solicit
Verb
s
s
o
ə
l
l
i
ɪ
c
s
i
ɪ
t
t

to request something, usually in a formal or persistent manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to apply
to apply
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
l
l
y

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to stipulate
to stipulate
Verb
s
s
t
t
i
ɪ
p
p
u
j
ə
l
l
a
t
t
e

to specify that something needs to be done or how it should be done, especially as part of an agreement

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to appeal
to appeal
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
ea
i
l
l

to ask for something, such as money, help, etc. in a serious manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to insist on
to insist on
Verb
uk flag
/ɪnsˈɪst ˈɑːn/

to demand something firmly and persistently

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
insist
phrase's particle
on
to beg
to beg
Verb
b
b
e
ɛ
g
g

to humbly ask for something, especially when one needs or desires that thing a lot

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to urge
to urge
Verb
u
ɜ
r
r
g
ʤ
e

to persistently try to motivate or support someone, particularly to pursue their goals

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to adjure
to adjure
Verb
a
a
d
j
ʤ
u
r
r
e

to strongly and sincerely request something

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to plead
to plead
Verb
p
p
l
l
ea
i
d
d

to make an earnest and emotional request, often accompanied by a strong sense of urgency or desperation

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to entreat
to entreat
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t
r
r
ea
i:
t
t

to ask someone in an emotional or urgent way to do something

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to beseech
to beseech
Verb
b
b
e
i
s
s
ee
i
ch
ʧ

to sincerely and desperately ask for something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to implore
to implore
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
l
l
o
ɔ
r
r
e

to earnestly and desperately beg for something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to call for
to call for
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɔːl fɔːɹ/

to make something required, necessary, or appropriate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
for
to exact
to exact
Verb
e
ɪ
x
gz
a
æ
c
k
t
t

to demand or obtain something through force or with great determination

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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