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
I think with what you reported earlier and what we've seen with these three other candidates being already hacked this year, if indeed this does go back to Russians that are in the Russian military or government, absolutely not, I don't think we should invite President Putin over here at this time.
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.
It's truly an honor to have the platform to be able to invite Deandre Arnold and Deandre Arnold family as our guest to the Oscars next Sunday, deandre Arnold is such a good kid, and Deandre Arnold shouldn't be punished for Deandre Arnold hair. And we love that Deandre Arnold didn't bend to the pressure to cut it.
We were as close as we could be, as tight as we could be, that’s what we were. We ’d get together on Christmases, on holidays, on birthdays, on Thanksgivings. It was always somewhere, even though we lived in different parts of [ Los Angeles ], we still all got together. i don’t know if she gets to invite who she wants. But she ’ll reach out if she wants me there, she ’ll call me.
I invite the leaders of the countries in this group to partner with Iran and invest in developing Iran's gas resources for mutual benefit, iran is ready to play a bigger role in the supply of gas.
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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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