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

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

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

Deborah, someone's asking for you.

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