To ask someone in is to invite someone to come into your home, office, or room etc (especially your home).
Examples of use:
1. He asked her in for a cup of coffee.
2. Don’t leave him standing on the doorstep – ask him in!
3. I asked my new neighbours in for a cup of tea.
4. If my neighbour knocks on the door, please don’t ask her in.
5. We asked them in for a drink and they stayed until 2am!
6. We sat in the waiting room for an hour before the doctor asked us in to his office.
| infinitive | ask in |
| present simple | ask in and asks in |
| -ing form | asking in |
| past simple | asked in |
| past participle | asked in |
Practise your English and write a sentence using this phrasal verb.
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