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invite en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈvaɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio
• ĭnvīt'

Etymology

From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native English lathe.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
   • We invited our friends round for dinner.
   • A Nimph is marryed to a Fay, Great preparations for the Day, All Rites of Nuptials they recite you, To the Brydall and inuite you. 1630, Michael Drayton, The Muses Elizium, Lately diſcouered, by a New Way over Parnassvs, London: Thomas Harper, page 67:
2. (transitive) To request formally.
   • I invite you all to be seated.
   • I always invite criticism of my essays.
3. (transitive) To encourage.
   • "Blindness invites confidence," replied Carrados. "We are out of the running—human rivalry ceases to exist. […]" 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
   • Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention.
   • The refusal to maintain such a navy would invite trouble, and if trouble came would insure disaster. 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's Second State of the Union Address:
4. (transitive) To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
   • shady groves, that easy sleep invite 1697, Virgil, “The Second Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
   • to inveigle and invite th' unwary sense 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
   • There no delusive hope invites despair. 1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error:

Forms

Deriveds

invitable · reinvite · invited to the cookout · invitement · uninvite · e-vite · e-invite · disinvite · invitro

Relateds

invitee · inviter

Synonyms

ask for · entreat · beseech · provoke · ask out · ask · encourage · ask · request · lathe

Translations (182)

lv lūgt (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ca convidar (request formally) · pt convidar (request formally) · sh zvati (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ta அழை (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ast convidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · lv aicināt (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ru позва́ть (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · pt convidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · acw عَزَم (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · nl laden (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sv invitera (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · pam agkatan (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · be запрасі́ць (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sc cumbidare (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tr davet etmek (request formally) · arz عزم (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · mn урих (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · os хонын (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · lb invitéieren (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · is bjóða (request formally) · eo inviti (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ru пригласи́ть (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · rm invidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · om affeeruu (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · es solicitar (request formally) · cy gwahodd (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · vi mời (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · lez теклиф авун (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · goh inladōn (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · uk запроси́ти (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · rm anvidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sq ftoj (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ru звать (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fr inviter (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · rm envidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ota اوقومق (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · mk ка́ни (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · kk шақыру (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sh pozvati (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · bcl agda (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fi kutsua (request formally) · sh позвати (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · got 𐌰𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽 (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · nb innby (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ko 초대하다 (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tr çağırmak (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tt чакырырга (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · zdj ulalika (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tg даъват кардан (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · te ఆహ్వానించు (request formally) · is bjóða (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fa دعوت کردن (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · gd iarr (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · mk по́кани (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · de einladen (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · haw kono (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fi kutsua (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ang laðian (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · aii ܡܙܲܡܸܢ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sl povabiti (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · qu aypuriy (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fa خواهش کردن (request formally) · aii ܟ̰ܵܐܹܕ݂ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ms ajak (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · lo ເຊີນ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · km អញ្ជើញ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · gmh īnladen (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ja 誘う (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · my ပင့် (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ps بلل (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · oc convidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · cs zvát (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · cmn 邀請 /邀请 (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · grc προσκαλέω (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · eu gonbidatu (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ka დაპატიჟებს (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · bn আমন্ত্রণ করা (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ota دعوت ایتمك (request formally) · mdf сергядькшнемс (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · hi आमंत्रित करना (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · el παρακαλώ (request formally) · sah ынырар (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · lt pakviesti (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · scn mmitari (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · myv сергелемс (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ca invitar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ja 招待する (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · et kutsuma (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · vec invitar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · gl convidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sc cumbidai (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · uk запро́шувати (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · oc invitar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · te ఆహ్వానించు (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · crh davet etmek (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fr convier (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · az dəvət etmək (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ms menjemput (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · uz taklif qilmoq (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · da invitere (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · liv nuttõ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · af uitnooi (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · es invitar (request formally) · kmr vexwendin (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · be запраша́ць (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sc cumbitare (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sc combidare (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · da indbyde (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ug تەكلىپ قىلماق (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ja 招く (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · crh çağırmaq (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · hil agda (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ta கூப்பிடு (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · el προσκαλώ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · es convidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · th เชิญ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · my ဖိတ် (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ar دَعَا (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ja 請う (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · id mengundang (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · cs pozvat (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · lb alueden (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sh звати (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tk çagarmak (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · la invītō (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tk çagyrmak (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sk zvať (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ota چاغرمق (request formally) · ar عَزَمَ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · la adhibeō (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ru проси́ть (request formally) · mi pōwhiri (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ca convidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fi esittää kutsu (request formally) · ast invitar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ota چاغرمق (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sl vabiti (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · rm invider (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · yi אײַנלאַדן (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · nl uitnodigen (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tr davet etmek (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · cmn 約請 /约请 (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · nb invitere (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · txb kwa- (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ajp عَزَم (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · hy հրավիրել (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · pl prosić (request formally) · fa فراخواندن (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sv inbjuda (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · bg пока́нвам (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ota اوقومق (request formally) · xdq бурса́ра (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · nl inviteren (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · tg ҷеғ задан (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ru попроси́ть (request formally) · it invitare (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fur convidâ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · az çağırmaq (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ro a invita (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · cmn 請 /请 (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ru приглаша́ть (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · pl zaprosić (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ca invitar (request formally) · ka მოწვევა (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ky чакыруу (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · hu meghív (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · sk pozvať (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · nl nodigen (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · bg ка́ня (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · fur invidâ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · pl zapraszać (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · he הִזְמִין (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · es invitar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · chr ᎠᏯᏂᎭ (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ka პატიჟებს (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · la convītō (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ota دعوت ایتمك (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · abs not (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · ps بلل (request formally) · vec invidar (ask for the presence or participation of someone) · liv kutsõ (ask for the presence or participation of someone)

invite en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɪnvaɪt/
• ĭn'vīt

Etymology

From the verb invite.

Meanings

1. (informal) An invitation.
   • An open invite has been given to all UK workers to join in common cause with the union, as more than 40,000 RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operating companies walked out on June 21 in the first of three 24-hour strikes over pay, conditions and job security. 2022 June 29, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Strikes set to escalate as RMT issues rallying call”, in RAIL, number 960, page 6:

Forms

Translations (14)

abs not ((informal) invitation) · bg пока́на ((informal) invitation) · ca invitació ((informal) invitation) · he הַזְמָנָה ((informal) invitation) · is boð ((informal) invitation) · ru приглаше́ние ((informal) invitation) · aii ܟ̰ܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ((informal) invitation) · pt convite ((informal) invitation) · de Einladung ((informal) invitation) · el πρόσκληση ((informal) invitation) · es invitación ((informal) invitation) · aii ܙܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ ((informal) invitation) · fr invitation ((informal) invitation) · it invito ((informal) invitation)