ask out

verb

To invite somebody, especially on a date.

“How do I ask her out?”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo invite somebody, especially on a date.

    How do I ask her out?

    2 more examples

    How do I get a shy man to ask me out?

    Kevin wants to ask Esther out on a date.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake a date

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askinvite outtake out
Broader
requestask forbespeak
Also see
askinviterizztake out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish pyytää ulos
  • pyytää ulosinvite
German ausführen, zu einer Verabredung einladen
  • ausführeninvite
  • zu einer Verabredung einladeninvite
Polish umówić się, umawiać się
  • umówić sięinvite
  • umawiać sięinvite
  • zaprosić na randkęinvite
  • zapraszać na randkęinvite
Portuguese convidar para sair, chamar para sair
  • convidar para sairinvite
  • chamar para sairinvite
Russian приглаша́ть
  • приглаша́ть (priglašátʹ)invite
Spanish invitarlo a salir de cita a... con, pedirle salir de cita a... con
  • invitarlo a salir de cita a... coninvite
  • pedirle salir de cita a... coninvite
Swedish bjuda ut
  • bjuda utinvite
Tagalog akyat ng ligaw
  • akyat ng ligawinvite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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