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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce invite?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Hesiod:

   Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy.

2. John Stemberger:

   It’s customary to invite the president, if you’re going to invite President President Trump, you need to know President Trump’s going to be President Trump. President Trump was doing what President Trump does.

3. Juan Manuel:

   We wish to invite the ELN to join this initiative of a unilateral ceasefire like the FARC has done and invite them to reach an agreement as soon as possible on the agenda points we have been discussing for some time.

4. Link Starbureiy:

   Angels invite themselves, but you invite your own demons.

5. Piu Eatwell:

   Mark Hansen was a kind of a shady Hollywood mogul type, he owned a number of movie theaters in Hollywood and he was a multimillionaire. He also had a number of rooming houses and his own apartment just off Hollywood Boulevard… He was separated from his wife, who had a house on the Hollywood Hills with their two daughters. He had a great lifestyle in his apartment… where he would invite girls if he liked their looks… he would invite them to stay with obviously a promise that they were going to make it big as movie stars. Sooner or later, they would probably be booted out or end up as dancers in one of his nightclubs.

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