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invite

noun verb

a colloquial expression for invitation

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NV
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɪnvaɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a colloquial expression for invitation

    “he didn't get no invite to the party”

verb

  1. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

verb

  1. request the participation or presence of

    “The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”

verb

  1. ask to enter

    “We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”

verb

  1. express willingness to have in one's home or environs

    “The community warmly received the refugees”

verb

  1. increase the likelihood of

    “ask for trouble”

verb

  1. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

    “the window displays tempted the shoppers”

verb

  1. invite someone to one's house

    “Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”

verb

  1. have as a guest

    “I invited them to a restaurant”

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Example Sentences

he didn't get no invite to the party
The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee
The community warmly received the refugees
ask for trouble
invite criticism
the window displays tempted the shoppers
Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?
I invited them to a restaurant

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