invite
Americanverb (used with object)
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to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something.
to invite friends to dinner.
- Synonyms:
- bid
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to request politely or formally.
to invite donations.
- Synonyms:
- solicit
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to act so as to bring on or render probable.
to invite accidents by fast driving.
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to call forth or give occasion for.
Those big shoes invite laughter.
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to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
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to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)
he invited them to dinner
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to make a request for, esp publicly or formally
to invite applications
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to bring on or provoke; give occasion for
you invite disaster by your actions
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to welcome or tempt
noun
Related Words
See call.
Other Word Forms
- invitee noun
- inviter noun
- invitor noun
- preinvite verb (used with object)
- quasi-invited adjective
- reinvite verb
- self-invited adjective
- uninvited adjective
Etymology
Origin of invite
First recorded in 1525–35, invite is from the Latin word invītāre
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Little-Pengelly said First Minister Michelle O'Neill, of Sinn Féin, was invited to the briefing but did not attend and she did not know why.
From BBC
If we want to have a global economy, that means inviting the risk of outbreaks, disease and mass death.
From Salon
If he didn’t invite the other American gold medal hockey team, the president said, “I do believe I’d probably be impeached.”
From Los Angeles Times
Some people suggested online that Davidson, who was an executive producer on the film, should not have been invited to the ceremony.
From BBC
Panula invited her to attend one of his masterclasses, and on the first downbeat of her first experience conducting, “I knew immediately that this was beyond anything I’ve experienced in my life,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
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