ask in

verb

To invite someone to enter one's house.

“We were getting cold talking on the doorstep, so I asked him in.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person asks in · participle present asking in · participle past asked in · past asked in

  1. To invite someone to enter one's house.

    We were getting cold talking on the doorstep, so I asked him in.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbask to enter

Similar
inviteask overask round
Broader
requestask forbespeak
Also see
ask overask roundinvite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

ask in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20in

MLA

“ask in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ask in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20in.

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