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Meaning of 'invite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invite [ v. i.]
- To give invitation.
2 . Invite [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
- To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

Meaning of 'invite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invite [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a colloquial expression for invitation
Example in sentence:
  • he didn't get no invite to the party
2 . invite [ v]
Meaning (2):
- increase the likelihood of
Example in sentence:
  • ask for trouble;
  • invite criticism
Meaning (3):
- invite someone to one's house
Example in sentence:
  • Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?
Meaning (4):
- have as a guest
Example in sentence:
  • I invited them to a restaurant
Meaning (5):
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs
Example in sentence:
  • The community warmly received the refugees
Meaning (6):
- request the participation or presence of
Example in sentence:
  • The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
Meaning (7):
- give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
Example in sentence:
  • the window displays tempted the shoppers
Meaning (8):
- ask to enter
Example in sentence:
  • We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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