Definitions for invite
ɪnˈvaɪt; ˈɪn vaɪtin·vite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inviteverb

   a colloquial expression for invitation

   "he didn't get no invite to the party"

2. invite, ask forverb

   increase the likelihood of

   "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"

3. invite, ask over, ask roundverb

   invite someone to one's house

   "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"

4. tempt, inviteverb

   give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

   "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

5. invite, bidverb

   ask someone in a friendly way to do something

6. invite, pay forverb

   have as a guest

   "I invited them to a restaurant"

7. invite, ask inverb

   ask to enter

   "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"

8. invite, call forverb

   request the participation or presence of

   "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

9. receive, take in, inviteverb

   express willingness to have in one's home or environs

   "The community warmly received the refugees"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. invitenoun

   An invitation.

2. inviteverb

   To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

   We invited our friends round for dinner.

3. inviteverb

   To request formally.

   I invite you all to be seated.

4. inviteverb

   To encourage.

5. Etymology: Ultimately from invito.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INVITEverb

   Etymology: invito, Latin; inviter, French.

   1. To bid; to ask to any place, particularly to one's own house, with intreaty and complaisance.

   If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself. Ecclus. i. 39.

   He comes invited by a younger son. John Milton.

   When much company is invited, then be as sparing as possible of your coals. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To allure; to persuade.

   A war upon the Turks is more worthy than upon any other Gentiles, though facility and hope of success might invite some other choice. Francis Bacon.

   Nor art thou such
   Created, or such place hast here to dwell,
   As may not oft invite, though spirits of heav'n,
   To visit thee. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v.

   The liberal contributions such teachers met with, served still to invite more labourers into that work. Decay of Piety.

   Shady groves, that easy sleep invite,
   And after toilsome days a soft repose at night. John Dryden, Virgil.

2. To Inviteverb

   To ask or call to any thing pleasing.

   Etymology: invito, Latin.

   All things invite
   To peaceful counsels. John Milton.

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1. invite

   An invite is a request, offer, or proposal to someone to attend or participate in a particular event or engagement. It can be a written or spoken solicitation for someone's presence, participation, or involvement in activities like parties, meetings, games, celebrations, or ceremonies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inviteverb

   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. Inviteverb

   to allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract

3. Inviteverb

   to give occasion for; as, to invite criticism

4. Inviteverb

   to give invitation

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Invite

   in-vīt′, v.t. to ask: to summon: to allure: to attract.—v.i. to ask in invitation.—n. Invitā′tion, the act of inviting: an asking or solicitation, the written or verbal form with which a person is invited: the brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.—adj. Invit′ātory, using or containing invitation.—n. a form of invitation in worship, esp. the antiphon to the Venite or 95th Psalm.—ns. Invite′ment (Lamb), allurement, temptation; Invit′er.—p.adj. Invit′ing, alluring: attractive.—n. (Shak.) invitation.—adv. Invit′ingly, in an inviting manner.—n. Invit′ingness, attractiveness. [Fr.,—L. invitāre, -ātum.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. invite

   To request to attend.

   The invite to their wedding did request people to just come to have fun and bring some food to celebrate their love and unity.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Request
   • Stimulate

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'invite' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2858

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'invite' in Verbs Frequency: #327

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How to pronounce invite?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say invite in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of invite in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of invite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of invite in a Sentence

1. Michelle Obama:

   Music helps us share ourselves -- our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys, it allows us to hear one another, to invite each other in. Music shows us that all of it matters -- every story within every voice, every note within every song.

2. Matthew Rooney:

   The United States should be able to invite who The United States wants to invite to The United States home and the other guests should be happy to be invited, the United States sends a political signal that the drawing power of The United States is not what The United States used to be and the force of the summit's commitment to democracy is not what it used to be.

3. Cory Booker:

   I understand the penalty comes with potential ousting from Judiciary Committee, i openly invite and accept the consequences of my team releasing that email right now.

4. Justice Neil Gorsuch:

   That, in turn, would invite other countries to use their own patent laws and courts to assert control over our economy.

5. Nyrola Elima:

   I understand having Han Chinese people coming to our home as a friend, but that has to be when we invite Han Chinese people, i don't think anybody is happy with this. We don't do this in Sweden. We never did this in China either.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=invite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Invite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=invite
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invite
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=invite
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=invite