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ask in

ask in verb: to invite someone to enter one's house.

Verb

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

  1. To invite someone to enter one's house.
    • We were getting cold talking on the doorstep, so I asked him in.

Forms of ask in

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

Questions about ask in

What does ask in mean?
Ask in means to invite someone to enter one's house.
What part of speech is ask in?
Ask in is a verb.
What is the past tense of ask in?
The past tense of ask in is asked in.

Words near ask in in the dictionary

  1. ask for it
  2. ask for someone's hand in marriage
  3. ask for the moon
  4. ask for trouble
  5. ask how high when someone says jump
  6. ask in
  7. Ask Jeeves
  8. ask me anything
  9. ask me anythings
  10. ask me one about sport
  11. ask me one on sport

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