"ask back" meaning in English

See ask back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: asks back [present, singular, third-person], asking back [participle, present], asked back [participle, past], asked back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ask back (third-person singular simple present asks back, present participle asking back, simple past and past participle asked back)
  1. (transitive) To invite an interviewee to a further interview. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ask_back-en-verb-8Q7LMovB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. (transitive, chiefly UK) To offer someone to get back to one's house after a date. Tags: UK, transitive Synonyms: invite back Coordinate_terms: ask out
    Sense id: en-ask_back-en-verb-aBrKyR~3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 47 53

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, chiefly UK) To offer someone to get back to one's house after a date."
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