[
US
/ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
]
VERB
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express willingness to have in one's home or environs
The community warmly received the refugees -
increase the likelihood of
ask for trouble
invite criticism -
invite someone to one's house
Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night? -
have as a guest
I invited them to a restaurant -
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
the window displays tempted the shoppers -
request the participation or presence of
The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
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ask to enter
We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee
NOUN
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a colloquial expression for invitation
he didn't get no invite to the party
How To Use invite In A Sentence
- I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
- The films he made look simple at first glance, yet already invite a more complicated response.
- When they relate poetry to music, they invite harsh criticism on two fronts, not just one.
- There's a reason that those invites a fortunate few received, allowing them to attend the après-opening private reception at the latest, greatest Place To Be, the Feral Cheerleader, are tinctured with a hue you cannot find at Sherwin-Williams. James Scarborough: "Stay Free© or Die: The Menstrual Hut Project," International City Bungalow Gallery, Long Beach, California
- The committee is hoping to invite several people to give talks atthe launch and the usual story tellers will also be present.
- After having accepted the invite, two hours before the start of the game he phoned me to say he wasn't coming.
- Then, when cashiered out of the navy after refusing to follow orders which offended his conscience, he is visited by the mysterious benefactor who has shadowed him his entire life, who invites him to join a highly exclusive gentlemen's club, Redking's. REVIEW: Not Less Than Gods and The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker
- Don't invite her. She's such a killjoy.
- GE invited me to Pittsfield, where I met with Dr. Dan Fox, a scientist in charge of the company's new chemical concepts. That job appealed to me most.
- In a gesture of friendship, the president invited his former enemies to a reception.
