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ask for confirmation vs ask a confirmation

The phrase 'ask for confirmation' is correct and commonly used in English, but 'ask a confirmation' is not a standard phrase. The preposition 'for' is the appropriate choice when requesting confirmation.
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ask for confirmation

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to request confirmation from someone about a particular matter or issue.

Examples:

  • I will ask for confirmation of the meeting time before I make any other plans.
  • Please ask for confirmation of the reservation to ensure it is correct.
  • She always asks for confirmation of the delivery date to avoid any misunderstandings.
  • The email requested for confirmation of receipt of the documents.
  • The customer service representative asked for confirmation of the customer's identity.
  • Dec 25, 2016 ... ... ask for confirmation? For external drives, how do I configure Windows 10. ... ask for confirmation? For external drives, how do I configure ...
  • The application should tell the user that all the local files inexplicably disappeared while the computer was off, and ask for confirmation that it was ...
  • Aug 23, 2023 ... Ask for confirmation before creating a project using the 'Projects' field in task details and List view ... This is a small nitpick but I wonder ...
  • Making 'make clean' ask for confirmation · Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 11 months ago. Modified 1 year, 2 months ago. Viewed 13k times. This question shows ...
  • When you ask for confirmation, don't forget to save the information the other person confirms. This step will save you from having to ask again, which may ...
  • Mar 16, 2019 ... だよね? (or よね, NB: it's 暑いよね not 暑いだよね, い adjectives don't use だ) is used to ask for confirmation on information you should ...
  • Sep 4, 2022 ... Add an option to ask for confirmation when closing conversation window with multiple chats · Spark Spark Dev · ilyaHlevnoy September 4, 2022, 1 ...
  • Sep 19, 2021 ... I'm asking here first before submitting a bug report, maybe it's because I'm using DWM. Despite having: "Ask for confirmation in all KDE ...
  • Nov 4, 2020 ... Feature: Ask for confirmation before uninstalling a chart #8981. Closed. InsOpDe opened this issue on Nov 4, 2020 · 7 comments. Closed. Feature ...
  • Sep 5, 2011 ... Make sed ask for confirmation before each replacement? · 3 · I am using vim (args and argdo) whenever I need 'confirmation', but was wondering if ...

ask a confirmation

This phrase is not a standard construction in English.

  • Jan 16, 2013 ... How to ask a confirmation question? · Looks a lot like this question: ux.stackexchange.com/questions/29393/… · @André this is about the question, ...
  • Sep 28, 2024 ... ask a confirmation when pluggin try to get an entry ... Hi all,. When KeePass is open and unlocked, would it be possible to add an option to ...
  • Jan 17, 2015 ... ... ask a confirmation into homebrew. But I think it's something that could be nice to do, so I wrote this issue. The text was updated ...
  • May 8, 2024 ... I logged out of my account, I forgot my password so I tried to ask a confirmation code to be sent to my email but I don't receive it. I ...
  • Jul 1, 2022 ... When he accidentally pushes the button, the door opens. I'd like it to ask a confirmation or even better; ask a pin. Any thoughts on this?
  • How to ask a confirmation before uploading a file (primeng)? · Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 2 months ago. Modified 4 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 688 times.
  • Nov 4, 2021 ... On Lovelace, I can ask a confirmation when I trigger this switch (to avoid false opening). Can I have the same behaviour with Homekit on my ...
  • Mar 9, 2021 ... As I understand this only aplies to the current logged user… so an Admin would not be able to ask a confirmation email to be resent to other ...
  • Oct 2, 2021 ... They might ask a confirmation statement or just let you go! Either way, you're in the clear. Also, important: check the order before you ...
  • ... ask a confirmation of my birth date when it comes to games just like DOOM, GTA V, COD, etc but when it comes to hentai or actual porn games Steam just lets ...

Alternatives:

  • ask for confirmation
  • request confirmation
  • seek confirmation
  • obtain confirmation
  • confirm with

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