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ask back

ask back verb: to invite an interviewee to a further interview.

Verb

ask back (third-person singular simple present asks back, present participle asking back, simple past and past participle asked back)

  1. (transitive) To invite an interviewee to a further interview.
  2. (UK, transitive) To offer someone to get back to one's house after a date.
    Synonyms:
    invite back

Synonyms of ask back

  • invite back

Forms of ask back

third-person singular presentasks back
present participleasking back
past participleasked back
pastasked back

Questions about ask back

What does ask back mean?
Ask back means to invite an interviewee to a further interview.
What part of speech is ask back?
Ask back is a verb.
What is the past tense of ask back?
The past tense of ask back is asked back.

Words near ask back in the dictionary

  1. ask a stupid question
  2. Ask a Stupid Question Day
  3. ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
  4. ask after
  5. ask around
  6. ask back
  7. ask box
  8. ask boxes
  9. ask for
  10. ask for it
  11. ask for someone's hand in marriage

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