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invite

[ verb in-vahyt; noun in-vahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
  1. 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

  2. to request politely or formally:

    to invite donations.

    Synonyms: solicit

  3. to act so as to bring on or render probable:

    to invite accidents by fast driving.

  4. to call forth or give occasion for:

    Those big shoes invite laughter.

  5. to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.

    Synonyms: draw, lure



verb (used without object)

, in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
  1. to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.

noun

  1. Informal. an invitation.

invite

verb

  1. to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)

    he invited them to dinner

  2. to make a request for, esp publicly or formally

    to invite applications

  3. to bring on or provoke; give occasion for

    you invite disaster by your actions

  4. to welcome or tempt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an informal word for invitation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • inˈviter, noun
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Other Words From

  • in·vi·tee [in-vi-, tee, -vahy-], noun
  • in·viter in·vitor noun
  • prein·vite verb (used with object) preinvited preinviting
  • quasi-in·vited adjective
  • rein·vite verb reinvited reinviting
  • self-in·vited adjective
  • unin·vited adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invite1

First recorded in 1525–35, invite is from the Latin word invītāre
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invite1

C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in- ² + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of
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Synonym Study

See call.
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Example Sentences

After every other major league team passed on him, the A’s brought him back to spring training on a non-roster invite but released him shortly thereafter.

He returned this winter on a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.

While fundraising may no longer require a trip to California, it might depend on whether you got an invite to a private audio app.

It’s like having the invite list for a gathering, but not its location, so you know who’s there without knowing where the party’s at.

Users could send an invite to any partner and start messaging as soon as it is accepted, the company said in a blog post.

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

Giving in to the demands of such a leader will, without question, invite greater aggression and brutality.

Giving in, even the slightest amount to international gangsters, will only invite higher prices and worse consequences.

I invite you to reflect on the actual power dynamic between Christians and LGBT people in our society.

I invite you to visit the Gay Christian Network and the Reformation Project, two organizations doing just that.

He made up his mind then and there that he would never again invite Grandfather Mole to walk with him.

It is combined with these consonant elements in order to invite it forward and bring it to a point (figuratively speaking).

You must invite only such guests as will mutually please, and you must be careful about introductions.

If you have a visitor, and desire to introduce her to your friends, you may invite her to accompany you when paying calls.

If you walk with a gentleman, when he reaches your door invite him in, but if he declines, do not urge him.

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