What does invite mean?
Definitions for invite
ɪnˈvaɪt; ˈɪn vaɪtin·vite
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word invite.
Princeton's WordNet
inviteverb
a colloquial expression for invitation
"he didn't get no invite to the party"
invite, ask forverb
increase the likelihood of
"ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
invite, ask over, ask roundverb
invite someone to one's house
"Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
tempt, inviteverb
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
invite, bidverb
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
invite, pay forverb
have as a guest
"I invited them to a restaurant"
invite, ask inverb
ask to enter
"We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
invite, call forverb
request the participation or presence of
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
receive, take in, inviteverb
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
"The community warmly received the refugees"
Wiktionary
invitenoun
An invitation.
inviteverb
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
We invited our friends round for dinner.
inviteverb
To request formally.
I invite you all to be seated.
inviteverb
To encourage.
Etymology: Ultimately from invito.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To INVITEverb
Etymology: invito, Latin; inviter, French.
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.
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.To Inviteverb
To ask or call to any thing pleasing.
Etymology: invito, Latin.
All things invite
To peaceful counsels. John Milton.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Inviteverb
to allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract
Inviteverb
to give occasion for; as, to invite criticism
Inviteverb
to give invitation
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Contribution
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
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'invite' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2858
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'invite' in Verbs Frequency: #327
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of invite in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of invite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of invite in a Sentence
Bogota Mayor Enrique Penalosa:
We need to be prepared for a long effort, I invite you to have patience, to have resilience because hard and difficult days are coming, this isn't about some young people who are having spontaneous demonstrations, there is a plot here, high-level organization, some politickers interested in destabilizing the country.
We will sell the stake to domestic investors, not foreign investors, this market is for Vietnamese investors and there's no reason for us to invite a foreign investor to exploit this market.
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.
Whether we like country or rap or rock, 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.
Mr. Barr, you cannot have it both ways. If you believe that employers should have the right to terminate transgender employees, just because they are transgender, then you believe they are lesser than and not worthy of protection. If so, you need not invite us to future events at the Department of Justice.
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- uitnooiAfrikaans
- دعى, دعاArabic
- çağırmaq, dəvət etməkAzerbaijani
- запраша́ць, запрасі́цьBelarusian
- ка́ня, пока́нвамBulgarian
- আমন্ত্রণ করাBengali
- invitació, invitar, convidarCatalan, Valencian
- zvát, pozvatCzech
- invitere, indbydeDanish
- Einladung, einladenGerman
- προσκαλώGreek
- invitiEsperanto
- convidar, invitación, invitarSpanish
- kutsumaEstonian
- gonbidatuBasque
- فراخواندن, دعوت كردن, خواهش کردنPersian
- kutsua, kutsuFinnish
- inviter, invitationFrench
- iarrScottish Gaelic
- הזמין, הזמנהHebrew
- आमंत्रित करनाHindi
- meghívHungarian
- հրավիրելArmenian
- mengundangIndonesian
- boð, bjóðaIcelandic
- invitare, invitoItalian
- 招待, 招く, 誘う, 請うJapanese
- მოწვევაGeorgian
- шақыруKazakh
- អញ្ជើញKhmer
- 초대하다Korean
- vexwendinKurdish
- чакырууKyrgyz
- adhibeo, invitoLatin
- alueden, invitéierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເຊີນLao
- pakviestiLithuanian
- aicināt, lūgtLatvian
- ка́ни, по́каниMacedonian
- урихMongolian
- ajak, menjemputMalay
- ဖိတ်Burmese
- invitere, innbyNorwegian
- uitnodigenDutch
- invitereNorwegian
- хонынOssetian, Ossetic
- zapraszać, zaprosićPolish
- بللPashto, Pushto
- convidar, convitePortuguese
- aypuriyQuechua
- invitaRomanian
- пригласи́ть, звать, позва́ть, приглаша́ть, попроси́ть, приглашение, проси́тьRussian
- pozvati, zvati, звати, позватиSerbo-Croatian
- zvať, pozvaťSlovak
- povabiti, vabitiSlovene
- ftojAlbanian
- inbjuda, inviteraSwedish
- ఆహ్వానించుTelugu
- даъват кардан, ҷеғ заданTajik
- เชิญThai
- çagarmak, çagyrmakTurkmen
- çağırmak, davet etmekTurkish
- чакырыргаTatar
- запроси́ти, запро́шуватиUkrainian
- taklif qilmoqUzbek
- mờiVietnamese
- אײַנלאַדןYiddish
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