invite

invite
I UK [ɪnˈvaɪt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "invite":
present tense I/you/we/they invite he/she/it invites present participle inviting past tense invited past participle invited
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1) to ask someone to come to see you or to spend time with you socially

How many people did you invite?

invite someone to/for something:

We've invited all the neighbours to a barbecue.

Why don't you invite them for a drink?

invite someone to do something:

They've invited me to eat at their house tonight.

2)
a) [often passive] to formally ask someone to do something or go somewhere

Blair will be speaking to an invited audience at the Royal Academy.

invite someone to do something:

Leaders of the warring factions were invited to attend peace talks in Geneva.

b) to say formally that you would like to receive something from someone

Applications are invited from all qualified candidates.

3) to do something that makes something bad or unpleasant more likely to happen

His policies invited widespread criticism.

Phrasal verbs:
II UK [ˈɪnvaɪt] / US [ˈɪnˌvaɪt] noun [countable]
Word forms "invite":
singular invite plural invites informal
an invitation to a social event

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  • invité — invite [ ɛ̃vit ] n. f. • 1767; de inviter 1 ♦ Jeux de cartes, vx Appel. 2 ♦ (fin XIX e) Invitation indirecte plus ou moins déguisée (à faire qqch.). « l invite à la riposte » (Courteline). « C était une invite à le laisser » (A. Gide). Une invite …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • invite — in‧vite [ɪnˈvaɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to offer someone the opportunity to do something: invite somebody to do something • Contractors will then be invited to tender for the work. • Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. •… …   Financial and business terms

  • invite — invite, bid, solicit, court, woo are comparable when they mean to request or encourage a person or a thing to come to one or to fall in with one s plans or desires. Invite in its ordinary and usual sense implies a courteous request to go… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Invite — In*vite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Invite — Жанры металкор электроника Годы 2005 наши дни Страна …   Википедия

  • invite — noun (with the stress on the first syllable). This is a good example of a word that has been in more or less continuous use since the 17c but has not attained the acceptability afforded to its rival, invitation. Dr Johnson must have known it but… …   Modern English usage

  • invité — invité, ée (in vi té, tée) part. passé d inviter. Les personnes invitées au bal. •   Qu invité chez la reine, il ait soin de s y rendre, RAC. Esth. II, 7.    Substantivement. Quel est le nombre des invités ? …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • invite — [in vīt′; ] for n. [ in′vīt΄] vt. invited, inviting [Fr inviter < L invitare < in , IN 1 + ? IE base * wei , to go directly toward, chase after > L via & OE wæthan, to hunt] 1. to ask courteously to come somewhere or do something;… …   English World dictionary

  • Invite — In*vite , v. i. To give invitation. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • invite — index call (appeal to), call (summon), motivate, offer (propose), proffer, request …   Law dictionary

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