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invite someone over

ask someone to come to your home

To ask someone to come to your home, usually for a meal or a social visit.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

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What are you doing on Saturday?

I'm inviting my old classmates over for dinner.

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We're having a barbecue this weekend, so we're going to invite some neighbours over.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I invited my cousins to over for lunch.

Say: I invited my cousins over for lunch.

Do not add to before over in invite someone over.

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How it fits in a sentence.

invite someone over; invite someone over for dinner

Your turn: say it out loud

We're having a barbecue this weekend, so we're going to invite some neighbours over.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

invite someone over

ask someone to come to your home

“We're having a barbecue this weekend, so we're going to invite some neighbours over.”

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