have over
Invite for dinner
To have someone over is to invite them to your home as a guest: We're having the neighbors over for dinner.
The phrase implies hosting—providing hospitality rather than a chance encounter.
Let's have some friends over this weekend.
- inviteRequest attendance
- entertainAmuse or host
- houseguestPerson lodging temporarily
- plus oneInvited person's companion
- sleepoverOvernight visit with friends
dinner guest · come on in · housewarming · house party · receive · gathering · host · meeting · dinner party · cocktail party · tea party · hospitality · potluck · game night · welcome · make yourself at home · evening · arrive
hospitality direction
have overvisit
Trip to see another
drop in on · call on · pay a visit · go out · dine out
possession/control
have overgive up
Stop attempting something
relinquish · let go · give away · dispose of · part with