ask in
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]ask in (third-person singular simple present asks in, present participle asking in, simple past and past participle asked in)
- To invite someone to enter one's house.
- We were getting cold talking on the doorstep, so I asked him in.
Usage notes
[edit]- The object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.