I want to ask for leave vs I want to ask for a leave

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I want to ask for leave' is more commonly used in British English, while 'I want to ask for a leave' is more common in American English. The choice between the two depends on the regional variation of English being used.

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I want to ask for leave

This phrase is correct and commonly used in British English.

This phrase is commonly used in British English to express the desire to request time off from work or school.

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I want to apologize and to ask for forgiveness.
And if you are proof, then I want to ask for your signatures.
I want to ask for calm from the parties.
So I want to ask for permission to go back to La Paz and recruit the best people from the party to join the group.
I want to ask for your support and thank my fellow Members, as well as urge the European Commission and Member States to review their position with regard to the area's expansion.
Madam President, I do not want to ask for the budget to be bust; all I want to ask is that we meet the commitments we have given to the developing world.
I know time is pressing, I don't want to ask for a recess. I'd like to leave the courtroom briefly.
Mr President I want to ask for your leadership: we need active leadership, leadership that breaks with apathy and a lack of transparency.
There is one more thing I want to ask for at the Florence Summit: let the door be opened to the possibility of renegotiating important matters like the deadlines for the single currency and greater flexibility in the accounting parameters.
I want you to ask for my forgiveness.
I heard you broke up with the small, angry man, so before I leave, I want to ask you one more time.
We might want to ask for some help.
- You will want to ask for something.
I actually want to ask for your help.
I want to bow before my Sheikh and ask for his word.
People say I'm supposed to ask for what I want.
I want you to ask for a meeting with the Earl.
I want her to ask for it.
You might want to ask for this to be made part of your record.
But he never called on any of them, he didn't want to ask for help.

Alternatives:

I want to request leave
I want to take leave
I want to ask for time off
I want to request time off

I want to ask for a leave

This phrase is correct and commonly used in American English.

This phrase is commonly used in American English to express the desire to request time off from work or school.

Show examples from the web [+]

I want to apologize and to ask for forgiveness.
And if you are proof, then I want to ask for your signatures.
I want to ask for calm from the parties.
So I want to ask for permission to go back to La Paz and recruit the best people from the party to join the group.
I want to ask for your support and thank my fellow Members, as well as urge the European Commission and Member States to review their position with regard to the area's expansion.
Madam President, I do not want to ask for the budget to be bust; all I want to ask is that we meet the commitments we have given to the developing world.
I know time is pressing, I don't want to ask for a recess. I'd like to leave the courtroom briefly.
Mr President I want to ask for your leadership: we need active leadership, leadership that breaks with apathy and a lack of transparency.
There is one more thing I want to ask for at the Florence Summit: let the door be opened to the possibility of renegotiating important matters like the deadlines for the single currency and greater flexibility in the accounting parameters.
I want you to ask for my forgiveness.
I heard you broke up with the small, angry man, so before I leave, I want to ask you one more time.
We might want to ask for some help.
- You will want to ask for something.
I actually want to ask for your help.
I want to bow before my Sheikh and ask for his word.
People say I'm supposed to ask for what I want.
I want you to ask for a meeting with the Earl.
I want her to ask for it.
You might want to ask for this to be made part of your record.
But he never called on any of them, he didn't want to ask for help.

Alternatives:

I want to request a leave
I want to take a leave
I want to ask for time off
I want to request time off

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I want to ask for leave vs I want to ask for a leave