To ask out
I have to complete the sentence "He would have asked her out if...." in an exercise.There is no context.

Does it mean "he would have invited her, or just "he would have asked her outside"?

Question

To ask out
I have to complete the sentence "He would have asked her out if...." in an exercise.There is no context.

Does it mean "he would have invited her, or just "he would have asked her outside"?

Answer

I think it might mean 'he would have asked her out on a date if...'. I don't think it would mean 'asked her outside'.
So to complete it, you could write 'he would have asked her out if he hadn't been busy that evening' for example.
Hope I helped!

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"John is going out with Jane" means John is in a romantic relationship with Jane. To start this relationship, he "asked her out".