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ask in

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Verb1.ask in - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
invite
call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
call in - summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"
ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
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? ask in
vt sep (to house) → hereinbitten; she asked her boyfriend in → sie hat ihren Freund mit reingenommen


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