The phrase "asked to dine" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone being invited or requested to have a meal, typically in a formal or social context.
Example: "She was asked to dine with the board members to discuss the new project."
Alternatives: "invited to dinner" or "requested to join for a meal."
One musician once told me about being asked to dine with a grade-A superstar.
Then its newly made millionaires came to him, and they were delighted to be asked to dine at Lord Duveen's.
His views were too extreme for even the Nationalist government; nevertheless, during the first 34 years after the National Party took power in 1948, Mr Oppenheimer, the country's foremost businessman, was never asked to dine with the prime minister.
Of chief concern to a much smaller group of fund-raisers was that they be credited for any attendees they invited; those with at least 20 tickets to their name have been asked to dine with Mr. Obama at Mr. Geffen's Beverly Hills mansion after the reception.
Despite the enormous power conferred on him as the head of a group of companies that that were a leading force in the South African economy, Mr. Oppenheimer was never asked to dine with the prime minister in the first 34 years of rule by the National Party, the political form Afrikaner nationalism.
Most tables overlook the lake; or you can ask to dine in the cozy wine cellar.
As a follow-up, we asked those consumers who expect to dine out more frequently over the next 90 days to tell us why, and 26% say it's because "restaurants are offering a better value".
Diners from Sydney were asked to dish out the dos and don'ts of dining etiquette.
Mentions a meeting between Lumley and John Updike when Nigel Nicolson asked her to dine with them.
They attended the carnival ball and the summer gala, were invited out, and asked guests to dine at their home.
The driver was kind and the ride over was so pleasant that we asked him to dine with us.
