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Ask out meaning

Ask out is a phrasal verb that means to invite someone to a social venue, especially in order to begin a romantic relationship.

Past simple
asked out
Past participle
asked out
-ing form
asking out

What ask out means

invite on a dateB1

To invite someone to a social venue, especially in order to begin a romantic relationship

Jules asked Robin out to dinner.

Similar phrasal verbs

With ask: ask after.

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, carry out.

Common questions

What does ask out mean?

To invite someone to a social venue, especially in order to begin a romantic relationship.

What is the past tense of ask out?

Asked out, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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