ask over
phr. v.. B1 Intermediate Oxford
phr. v.. to invite someone to come to your house for a visit.
phr. v.. to extend an informal invitation to a person to visit one's residence for a social purpose.
We should ask the neighbors over for coffee.
Since they just moved in next door, I decided to ask them over for a quick drink.
The host frequently asked over various local artists to discuss their work in a more intimate, domestic setting.
- Particles
- over
- Separability
- optional
- Pattern
- ask + (object) + over
Usage
often used with 'for' to specify the activity, such as 'ask over for dinner'.
Teaching tip
contrast with 'invite', which can be for any location; 'ask over' specifically implies the speaker's home.
Pitfall
I asked over them.I asked them over.when using a pronoun like 'them', it must go between the verb and the particle.