Dictionary

invitation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
• [ɪnvɪˈtʰeɪʃən] ~ [ɪnvɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩]

Etymology

From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
   • At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
   • an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend
2. (countable, uncountable) A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
   • We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
3. (countable, uncountable) Allurement; enticement.
4. (countable, uncountable) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
5. (countable, uncountable) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
6. (countable, uncountable) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.
   • I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46. 2001, Matthew Granovetter, Pamela Granovetter, The Best of Bridge Today Digest, page 113:
   • To any other invitation made by the captain, acceptance or refusal of the invitation is exclusively a question of points within the range advertised in the opening statement, and the invitation is always in the last called suit. 2011, Gerard Cohen, Bridge Is a Conversation: Part I: the Auction, page 71:

Forms

Deriveds

do you need an invitation · disinvitation · open invitation · e-invitation · uninvitation · reinvitation · invitation envelope · unvitation · invitational

Synonyms

invitement (solicitation) · lathing (solicitation)

Translations (119)

ja 誘い (act of inviting) · fi viehätys (allurement; enticement) · az dəvət (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · bn দাওয়াত (act of inviting) · eu gonbidapen (act of inviting) · la invītātiō (act of inviting) · sl vabilo (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · gd cuireadh (act of inviting) · hy հրավիրատոմս (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · tr çağrı (act of inviting) · cmn 邀請函 /邀请函 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · lt kvieti̇̀mas (act of inviting) · fi kutsu (allurement; enticement) · lzz ჭანდა (act of inviting) · hu meghívó (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · bg покана (act of inviting) · hi निमंत्रण (act of inviting) · hu felhívás (allurement; enticement) · got 𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃 (act of inviting) · nn invitasjon (act of inviting) · pt convite (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · sv inbjudning (act of inviting) · ar إِغْرَاء (allurement; enticement) · ta அழைப்பிதழ் (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · ja 招待状 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · kk шақыру қағаз (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · pl zaproszenie (act of inviting) · grc πρόσκλησις (act of inviting) · pt invitação (act of inviting) · be запрашэ́нне (act of inviting) · ru завлека́ние (allurement; enticement) · eu gonbit (act of inviting) · el πρόσκληση (act of inviting) · ko 초대 (act of inviting) · cs pozvání (act of inviting) · ar عزيمة (act of inviting) · abs not (act of inviting) · zdj mlaliko (act of inviting) · it invito (act of inviting) · txb kākalñe (act of inviting) · pt convite (act of inviting) · gu નોતરું (act of inviting) · az çağırış (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · om waamicha (act of inviting) · ru приглаше́ние (act of inviting) · tr davet (act of inviting) · fi houkutus (allurement; enticement) · ko 청첩 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · az dəvət (act of inviting) · es invitación (act of inviting) · fi kutsu (act of inviting) · abs not (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · cmn 吸引 (allurement; enticement) · kk шақыру (act of inviting) · fr invitation (act of inviting) · de Einladung (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · cmn 請帖 /请帖 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · hy հրավեր (act of inviting) · ko 초대장 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · he הַזְמָנָה (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · vi lời mời (act of inviting) · apc دَعْوَة (act of inviting) · gd cuireadh (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · da invitation (act of inviting) · ms jemputan (act of inviting) · ko 청첩장 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · he הַזְמָנָה (act of inviting) · bn নিমন্ত্রণ (act of inviting) · mi pōwhiritanga (act of inviting) · ru приглаше́ние (allurement; enticement) · fi kutsu (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · hu meghívás (act of inviting) · de Einladung (act of inviting) · ms jemputan (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · cmn 請柬 /请柬 (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · sh poziv (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · az çağırış (act of inviting) · de Einladung (fencing: line left open) · fr invitation (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · el πρόσκληση (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · nl uitnodiging (act of inviting) · da indbydelse (act of inviting) · uk запро́шення (act of inviting) · apc عزيمة (act of inviting) · id undangan (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · tl aya (act of inviting) · az dəvətnamə (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · el κάλεσμα (act of inviting) · el δελεασμός (allurement; enticement) · non lǫð (act of inviting) · vi giấy mời (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · cmn 引誘 /引诱 (allurement; enticement) · pam agkat (act of inviting) · nb invitasjon (act of inviting) · pl zaproszenie (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · de Einladen (act of inviting) · ia invitation (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · sh pozivnica (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · cmn 邀請 /邀请 (act of inviting) · ar دَعْوَة (act of inviting) · ja 招待 (act of inviting) · bg покана (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · tr çağrıma (act of inviting) · nl uitnodiging (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · tr davetiye (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · ru зама́нивание (allurement; enticement) · ta அழைப்பு (act of inviting) · ang laþung (act of inviting) · ja 招き (act of inviting) · gd tàladh (allurement; enticement) · ru приглаше́ние (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · bg съблазън (allurement; enticement) · ota دعوت (act of inviting) · sv inbjudan (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · ar دَعْوَة (act of inviting) · yue 邀請 /邀请 (act of inviting) · mi pōwhiri (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited) · fi kutsuminen (act of inviting) · es invitación (document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited)