invite

in·vite  (n-vt)

tr.v. in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing, in·vites

1. To ask for the presence or participation of: invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference.

2. To request formally: invited us to be seated.

3. To welcome; encourage: invite questions from the audience.

4. To tend to bring on; provoke: "Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad" John Jay.

5. To entice; tempt.

n. Informal (nvt)

An invitation.

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[French inviter, from Old French, from Latin invtre; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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invite

Verb

[-viting, -vited]

1. to ask (a person) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc.)

2. to make a request for, esp. publicly or formally: we invite applications for six scholarships

3. to bring on or provoke: his theory invites disaster

4. to tempt

Noun

Informal an invitation [Latin invitare]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	invite - a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party" invitation - a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"
Verb	1.	invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" ask for arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
	2.	invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" ask over, ask round call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" ask in, invite - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
	3.	invite - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" tempt stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
	4.	invite - ask someone in a friendly way to do something bid request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" allure, tempt - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
	5.	invite - have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" pay for interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" ask out, invite out, take out - make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?"
	6.	invite - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" ask in call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" call in - summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient" ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
	7.	invite - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" call for call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
	8.	invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" receive, take in welcome - receive someone, as into one's house absorb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" see - receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" assume - take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" induct - admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

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invite

verb 1. ask, bid, summon, request the pleasure of (someone's) company

verb 2. request, seek, look for, call for, ask for, bid for, appeal for, petition, solicit

verb 3. encourage, attract, cause, draw, lead to, court, ask for (informal) generate, foster, tempt, provoke, induce, bring on, solicit, engender, allure, call forth, leave the door open to

Translations

invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt → invitar [+ opinions etc]; solicitar, pedir [+ trouble]; buscarse;

to invite sb (to do) → invitar a algn (a hacer);

to invite sb to dinner → invitar a algn a cenar

invite out vt → invitar a salir

invite over vt → invitar a casa

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invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt → inviter [+ opinions etc]; demander [+ trouble]; chercher;

to invite sb (to do) → inviter qn (à faire);

to invite sb to dinner → inviter qn à dîner

invite out vt → inviter (à sortir)

invite over vt → inviter (chez soi)

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invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt → einladen;

(discussion) → auffordern zu;

(criticism) → herausfordern;

to invite sb to do sth → jdn auffordern, etw zu tun;

to invite sb to dinner → jdn zum Abendessen einladen

invite out invite vt → einladen

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invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt → invitare [+ opinions etc]; sollecitare [+ trouble]; provocare;

to invite sb (to do) → invitare qn (a fare);

to invite sb to dinner → invitare qn a cena

invite out vt → invitare fuori

invite over vt → invitare (a casa)