How is “ask for” used?

In The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), one line is: “Deborah, someone's asking for you.”

Which movie is “ask for” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).

to say that you want someone to give you something or do something; to say that you want to speak to sb or be directed to a place

Heard in 63 movies

Editorial90% of films
to say that you want someone to give you something or do something
Oxford10% of films
to say that you want to speak to sb or be directed to a place

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

Deborah, someone's asking for you.

Said in 8 films · #1