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invite vb [ɪnˈvaɪt] (tr) 1. to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc.) he invited them to dinner 2. to make a request for, esp publicly or formally to invite applications 3. to bring on or provoke; give occasion for you invite disaster by your actions 4. to welcome or tempt n [ˈɪnvaɪt]
an informal word for invitation [from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in-2 + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of] inviter n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
invite verb 1. ask, bid, summon, request the pleasure of (someone's) company She invited him to her birthday party. noun (Informal) invitation, call, request, bidding, summons They haven't got an invite to the wedding. Translations invite A. [ɪnˈvaɪt] VT 1. [+ person] → invitar; (esp to important celebration) → convidar to invite sb to do sth → invitar a algn a hacer algo to invite sb to dinner/lunch → invitar a algn a cenar/almorzar to invite sb to have a drink → invitar a algn a tomar algo to invite sb in/up → invitar a algn a pasar/subir to invite sb out → invitar a algn a salir they invited me out to dinner → me invitaron a cenar(a un restaurante) I've invited them over for drinks → los he invitado a tomar unas copas en casa B. [ˈɪnvaɪt] N → invitación f invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt [+ guest] → inviter He's not invited → Il n'est pas invité. to invite sb to a party → inviter qn à une fête I invited her for a coffee → Je l'ai invitée à prendre un café. to invite sb to dinner → inviter qn à dîner (= offer an opportunity to) to invite sb to do sth → inviter qn à faire qch to invite sb to form a government → inviter qn à former un gouvernement to invite criticism → alimenter les critiques Their refusal to compromise will invite more criticism → Leur refus du compromis alimentera de nouveau les critiques. to invite trouble [person] → se préparer des ennuis An Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble → Un Anglais qui généralise sur l'Irlande se prépare des ennuis. invite vt person → einladen; to invite somebody to do something → jdn auffordern or bitten, etw zu tun; he invited me to try for myself → er bot mir an, es doch selbst zu versuchen (= ask for, attract) suggestions, questions → bitten um; (behaviour) ridicule, contempt, trouble → auslösen, führen zu; written in such a way as to invite further discussion → so geschrieben, dass es zu weiteren Diskussionen auffordert; it invites comparison with another theory → der Vergleich mit einer anderen Theorie drängt sich auf; you’re inviting defeat by … → das muss ja zu einer Niederlage führen, wenn du …; you’re inviting ridicule/criticism → du machst dich lächerlich/setzt dich der Kritik aus; he just seems to invite trouble → wo er auftaucht, gibt es meistens Unannehmlichkeiten; it invites thieves → es lädt geradezu zum Diebstahl ein; invited lecture → Gastvorlesung f n (inf) → Einladung f invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt (person) to invite sb (to do) → invitare qn (a fare); (subscriptions, applications) → sollecitare, richiedere (cortesemente); (opinions) → chiedere; (discussion) → invitare a; (ridicule) → provocare, suscitare; (disbelief) → incoraggiare to invite sb to dinner → invitare qn a cena to invite sb in/up → invitare qn a entrare/salire to invite trouble → cercare guai invite over vt + adv → invitare (a casa) invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] vt (person) to invite sb (to do) → invitare qn (a fare); (subscriptions, applications) → sollecitare, richiedere (cortesemente); (opinions) → chiedere; (discussion) → invitare a; (ridicule) → provocare, suscitare; (disbelief) → incoraggiare to invite sb to dinner → invitare qn a cena to invite sb in/up → invitare qn a entrare/salire to invite trouble → cercare guai invite over vt + adv → invitare (a casa) v invite [inˈvait] 1 to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc) They have invited us to dinner tomorrow. nooi يَدْعو поканвам pozvat invitere; indbyde einladen προσκαλώ invitar kutsuma دعوت کردن kutsua inviter (à) לְהַזמִין निमन्त्रण भेजना pozivati meghív mengundang bjóða invitare 招待する 초대하다 (pa)kviesti ielūgt; uzaicināt menjemput uitnodigen innby, invitere zaprosić convidar a invita (la) приглашать pozvať povabiti pozvati []bjuda, invitera เชิญ davet etmek 邀請 запрошувати دعوت دینا mời 邀请 2 to ask (a person) politely to do something He was invited to speak at the meeting. genooi يَدْعو، يَطْلُب بأدَب подканвам vyzvat invitere; indbyde bitten (προσ)καλώ, ζητώ pedir paluma درخواست کردن pyytää inviter לְהַזמִין आकृष्ट करना pozvati felkér memohon berbuat sesuatu bjóða invitare 依頼する 정중히 부탁하다 (pa)kviesti, paprašyti lūgt; aicināt memohon berbuat sesuatu uitnodigen be om poprosić convidar a invita предлагать vyzvať povabiti pozvati be, ombe ทำให้เกิด davet etmek 請求 просити درخواست کرنا mời ai làm gì 请求 3 to ask for (another person's suggestions etc) He invited proposals from members of the society. versoek يطلُب، يَدْعو приканвам vyžádat si bede om; opfordre erbitten ζητώ pedir paluma خواستار شدن pyytää solliciter לְהַזמִין (मत, विश्वास आदि) मांगना या आमंत्रित करना zamoliti kér meminta óska eftir sollecitare 求める (상대방에게 제안을) 요청하다 (pa)prašyti lūgt meminta vragen om oppfordre til, anmode om zachęcić solicitar a solicita призывать vyžiadať si, (po)žiadať prositi za tražiti be om, inhämta ก่อให้เกิด davet etmek, istemek 徵求 просити اظہار خیال کے لیے دریافت کرنا đề nghị 征求 n invitation [inviˈteiʃən] 1 a (written) request to come or go somewhere Have you received an invitation to their party?; We had to refuse the invitation to the wedding. uitnodiging دَعْوَه покана pozvánka invitation; indbydelse die Einladung πρόσκληση invitación kutse دعوت kutsu invitation הַזמָנָה आमन्त्रण poziv meghívás undangan boð invito 招待 초대장 (pa)kvietimas ielūgums; uzaicinājums jemputan uitnodiging innbydelse, invitasjon zaproszenie convite invitaţie приглашение pozvánka vabilo poziv inbjudan บัตรเชิญ davet 邀請函,請帖 запрошення دعوت نامہ thiếp mời 请帖 2 the act of inviting He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman. uitnodiging دَعْوَه покана pozvání invitation; indbydelse die Einladung πρόσκληση invitación kutse دعوت kutsu invitation הַזמָנָה बुलावा, न्यौता, दावत, निमंत्रण pozivanje felkérés undangan boð invito 招き 초대 (pa)kvietimas ielūgums; uzaicinājums menjemput uitnodiging oppfordring, anmodning, invitasjon zaproszenie convite invitaţie приглашение pozvanie povabilo pozivanje inbjudan การเชิญ davet etme 邀請 запрошення دعوت دینے کا عمل lời mời 邀请 adj inˈviting (negativeuninviting) attractive or tempting There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen. uitnodigend جَذّاب، مُغْرٍ привлекателен lákavý indbydende; fristende einladend ελκυστικός tentador, atractivo ahvatlev وسوسه انگیز kutusva invitant מְפַתֶה आमंत्रित करना primamljiv csábító menarik aðlaðandi invitante 気をそそる 유혹적인 viliojantis aicinošs; vilinošs menarik verlokkelijk fristende, lokkende kuszący convidativo ispititor соблазнительный lákavý vabljiv privlačan inbjudande ซึ่งดึงดูดใจ davetkâr, çekici 吸引人的 принадний, привабливий پر کشش hấp dẫn 吸引人的 invite → يَدْعو pozvat invitere einladen προσκαλώ invitar kutsua inviter pozvati invitare 誘う 초대하다 uitnodigen invitere zaprosić convidar приглашать bjuda in เชิญ davet etmek mời 邀请 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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