(ask someone out) to invite someone to go with you to a movie, theater, restaurant, etc. because you want to start a romantic or sexual relationship with them
Finally he asked her out.
Synonyms and related words
To start a romantic or sexual relationship
ask out
flirt
chat up
ask out
phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
ask out
he/she/it
asks out
present participle
asking out
past tense
asked out
past participle
asked out
DEFINITIONS1
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(ask someone out) to invite someone to go with you to a cinema, restaurant etc because you want to start a romantic or sexual relationship with them