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Phrasal verbs starting with "ask"

9 phrasal verbs use this verb

ask after
B1

To ask about someone's health, wellbeing, or news, usually as a polite social gesture.

ask around
A2

To ask multiple people the same question, typically to gather information or find something.

ask back
B1

To invite someone to come back to your home or a place after they have left, or to invite someone in return after they have invited you.

ask for
A2

To request something, or to request to speak to a specific person.

ask for it
B1

To behave in a way that makes something bad or negative very likely to happen to you.

ask in
A2

To invite someone to come inside your home or a building.

ask out
A2

To invite someone on a date or to a social outing, typically in a romantic context.

ask over
A2

To invite someone to come to your home or current location.

ask round
A2

To invite someone to come to your home; chiefly British English.