ask back
ask back · asks back · asked back · asking back
To invite an interviewee to a further interviewTo invite an interviewee to a further interview.
» Tom has been asked to come back.
Tom wurde gebeten zurückzukommen.
Тома попросили вернуться.
Тома попросили повернутися.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To invite an interviewee to a further interview.
(UK, transitive)To offer someone to get back to one's house after a date.
Examples
14 sentencesTom has been asked to come back.
Тома попросили повернутися.
ruТома попросили вернуться.
deTom wurde gebeten zurückzukommen.
Tom was asked to go back home.
Tom has been asked to go back home.
Why am I being asked to go back to Boston?
Why are Tom and I being asked to go back to Boston?
Forms
asks back, asking back, asked back, asked back| Base form | ask back · to ask back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | asks back |
| Present participle | asking back |
| Past simple | asked back |
| Past participle | asked back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- ask outзапитати, питатиTo invite somebody, especially on a date.
- ask inзапросити, запрошуватиTo invite someone to enter one's house.
- ask overзапросити, запрошуватиTo invite (someone) to come to one's house or other place.
- ask forпросити, попроситиTo request; to order.
- ask aroundрозпитати, розпитуватиTo enquire of different people about something.
- ask roundзапросити, запрошуватиTo enquire of several people.
- ask backTo invite an interviewee to a further interview.
- ask afterTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
Synonyms
1 synonymsinvite back
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb