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1. (v.t.) invite
to request the presence or participation of in a kindly or courteous way:
to invite friends to dinner.
2. invite
to request politely or formally:
to invite donations.
3. invite
to act so as to bring on or render probable:
to invite trouble.
4. invite
to call forth or give occasion for:
Those big shoes invite laughter.
5. invite
to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.
6. (v.i.) invite
to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
7. (n.) invite
Informal. an invitation.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L invītāre to entertain, offer shelter, invite)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) invite
a colloquial expression for invitation
"he didn't get no invite to the party"
2. (verb) invite, ask for
increase the likelihood of
"ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
3. (verb) invite, ask over, ask round
invite someone to one's house
"Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
4. (verb) tempt, invite
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
5. (verb) invite, bid
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
6. (verb) invite, pay for
have as a guest
"I invited them to a restaurant"
7. (verb) invite, ask in
ask to enter
"We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
8. (verb) invite, call for
request the participation or presence of
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
9. (verb) receive, take in, invite
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
"The community warmly received the refugees"
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1. (verb) invite
to ask sb to attend an event or do sth
Were you invited to Melissa's party?; He's been invited to attend a meeting.
2. invite
***to encourage unwanted behavior; = provoke
behavior that invites an aggressive response; to invite criticism
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) invite
to ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion
2. (verb) invite
to allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract
3. (verb) invite
to give occasion for; as, to invite criticism
4. (verb) invite
to give invitation
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Sense: to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc)
They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.
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 Afrikaans: nooi |
 Arabic: يَدْعو |
 Bulgarian: поканвам |
 Brazilian: convidar |
 Czech: pozvat |
 German: einladen |
 Danish: invitere; indbyde |
 Greek: προσκαλώ |
 Spanish: invitar |
 Estonian: kutsuma |
 Farsi: دعوت کردن |
 Finnish: kutsua |
 French: inviter (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהַזמִין |
 Hindi: निमन्त्रण भेजना |
 Croatian: pozivati |
 Hungarian: meghív |
 Indonesian: mengundang |
 Icelandic: bjóða |
 Italian: invitare |
 Japanese: 招待する |
 Korean: 초대하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)kviesti |
 Latvian: ielūgt; uzaicināt |
 Malay: menjemput |
 Dutch: uitnodigen |
 Norwegian: innby, invitere |
 Polish: zaprosić |
 Persian: دعوت کردن |
 Pashto: بلل، بلنه وركول |
 Portuguese: convidar |
 Romanian: a invita (la) |
 Russian: приглашать |
 Slovak: pozvať |
 Slovenian: povabiti |
 Serbian: pozvati |
 Swedish: [in]bjuda, invitera |
 Thai: เชิญ |
 Turkish: davet etmek |
 Taiwanese: 邀請 |
 Ukrainian: запрошувати |
 Urdu: دعوت دینا |
 Vietnamese: mời |
 Chinese: 邀请 |
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