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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.

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

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
Noun1.inviteinvite - 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"
Verb1.invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
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?"
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"
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
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"
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"
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, 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"
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"

invite
verb
1. ask, bid, summon, request the pleasure of (someone's) company She invited him to her birthday party.
2. request, seek, look for, call for, ask for, bid for, appeal for, petition, solicit The Department is inviting applications from local groups.
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 Their refusal to compromise will invite more criticism from the UN.
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 sthinvitar a algn a hacer algo
to invite sb to dinner/lunchinvitar a algn a cenar/almorzar
to invite sb to have a drinkinvitar a algn a tomar algo
to invite sb in/upinvitar a algn a pasar/subir
to invite sb outinvitar a algn a salir
they invited me out to dinnerme invitaron a cenar(a un restaurante)
I've invited them over for drinkslos he invitado a tomar unas copas en casa
2. (= request) [+ opinions] → pedir; (more frm) → solicitar
they are inviting applications for the post ofhan abierto el plazo para recibir solicitudes para el puesto de ...
3. (= provoke) [+ discussion, ridicule] → provocar
to invite troublebuscarse problemas
to do so would be to invite defeathacer eso sería provocar la propia derrota
A invites comparison with BA nos induce a compararlo con B
she seems to invite staresparece que provoca las miradas de la gente
B. [ˈɪnvaɪt] Ninvitación 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.
[ˈɪnvaɪt] n (= invitation) → invite f >
They haven't got an invite to the wedding → Ils n'ont pas d'invite pour la fête.
invite out
vt
to invite sb out → inviter qn à une sortie
invite over
vt
to invite sb over → inviter qn chez soi

invite
vt
personeinladen; to invite somebody to do somethingjdn auffordern or bitten, etw zu tun; he invited me to try for myselfer bot mir an, es doch selbst zu versuchen
(= ask for, attract) suggestions, questionsbitten um; (behaviour) ridicule, contempt, troubleauslösen, führen zu; written in such a way as to invite further discussionso geschrieben, dass es zu weiteren Diskussionen auffordert; it invites comparison with another theoryder 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/criticismdu machst dich lächerlich/setzt dich der Kritik aus; he just seems to invite troublewo er auftaucht, gibt es meistens Unannehmlichkeiten; it invites thieveses lädt geradezu zum Diebstahl ein; invited lectureGastvorlesung 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 out vt + advinvitare fuori
he invited us out to dinner → ci ha invitato a cena fuori
invite over vt + advinvitare (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 out vt + advinvitare fuori
he invited us out to dinner → ci ha invitato a cena fuori
invite over vt + advinvitare (a casa)

invite
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
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
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
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
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
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

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


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