ask over
Summon to visit
To ask someone over is to invite them to your home: We should ask the neighbors over for dinner.
The phrase implies a casual social visit rather than a formal occasion.
Ask round means the same thing in British English.
Request attendance
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- partyGathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
welcome · host · entertain · company · visitors · friends · reception · housewarming
Collection of people meeting
- dinner partyHosted meal with guests
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
colleagues · company · visitors · entertaining · mingling · socializing · fellowship · companionship
invite
Request attendance
gathering · welcome · host · entertain · company · visitors · friends · reception · housewarming · barbecue
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- dinner partyHosted meal with guests
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- friendsVoluntary close relations
neighbors · colleagues · company · visitors · entertaining · mingling · socializing · fellowship · companionship · conversation
over, ask, unasked, ask around