invite someone over

Meaning

This phrasal verb means to ask someone to come to your home or apartment for a social visit. It can be used for casual hangouts, dinner parties, or dates. The tone is welcoming and informal.

Examples

• I'm going to invite Sarah over for dinner this Friday.

  I'm going to invite Sarah over for dinner this Friday.

• We should invite the new neighbors over to get to know them.

  We should invite the new neighbors over to get to know them.

• My parents invited us over for Sunday brunch.

  My parents invited us over for Sunday brunch.

• He invited her over to watch a movie, but she was too busy.

  He invited her over to watch a movie, but she was too busy.

• Why don't we invite everyone over to our place to watch the game?

  Why don't we invite everyone over to our place to watch the game?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I invited over my friends to my house.

  ✓ I invited my friends over to my house.

  While you can say 'invite over my friends', it sounds much more natural to put the pronoun or noun object between 'invite' and 'over'.

• ✗ She invited me to her house over.

  ✓ She invited me over to her house.

  'Over' must stay close to the verb or immediately follow the object pronoun, not go at the very end of the clause.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I want to ___ for lunch this weekend.

  💡 Ask friends to come to your home.

  Show answer

  invite them over

• Did you ___ to watch the match?

  💡 Ask him to visit your house.

  Show answer

  invite him over