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to ask out
01
to invite someone on a date, particularly a romantic one
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
ask
Present tense
ask out
3rd person singular
asks out
Present participle
asking out
Past simple
asked out
Past participle
asked out
Examples
I asked her out to dinner, and she said yes!
02
to invite someone to go somewhere with one, usually for a social or leisure activity
Examples
We were asked out by our classmates for a picnic.
