ask someone out

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: to ask someone to go on a date
Are you going to ask her out?

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Survey respondents shared multiple ways that unemployment can have a negative impact including cancelling dates for financial reasons and hesitating to even ask someone out at all. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Ask someone out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20someone%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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