 invite |
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| 1. | [ verb ] increase the likelihood of | |
| Synonyms: | ask_for | |
| Examples: | "ask for trouble" "invite criticism" |
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| Related terms: | arouse invitation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] ask someone in a friendly way to do something | |
| Synonyms: | bid | |
| Related terms: | request challenge tempt bidding | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | |
| Synonyms: | tempt | |
| Examples: | "the window displays tempted the shoppers" |
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| Related terms: | stimulate invitation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] invite someone to one's house | |
| Synonyms: | ask_round ask_over | |
| Examples: | "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
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| Related terms: | request invitation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] have as a guest | |
| Synonyms: | pay_for | |
| Examples: | "I invited them to a restaurant" |
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| Related terms: | interact ask_out | |
| 6. | [ verb ] ask to enter | |
| Synonyms: | ask_in | |
| Examples: | "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
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| Related terms: | request call_in invitation | |
| 7. | [ verb ] request the participation or presence of | |
| Synonyms: | call_for | |
| Examples: | "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
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| Related terms: | request request invitation | |
| 8. | [ verb ] express willingness to have in one's home or environs | |
| Synonyms: | receive take_in | |
| Examples: | "The community warmly received the refugees" |
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| Related terms: | see welcome absorb induct assume invitation | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (writing) a colloquial expression for invitation | |
| Examples: | "he didn't get no invite to the party" |
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| Related terms: | invitation | |
| Similar spelling: |
invitee invited inhibited inhabited invidia inhibit infidel inviting inhabit in_vitro input inept inapt invidious |
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