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- Dictionaryin·vite
verb
- 1. make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something: "we were invited to a dinner at the Embassy" Similar
noun
- 1. an invitation: informal "no one turns down an invite to one of Mickey's parties"
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INVITED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of invite 2. to ask or request someone to go to an event: 3. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of INVITE is to request the presence or participation of. How to use invite in a sentence. Is invite really a noun?
We're invited to Lola's party. Candidates who are successful in the written test will be invited for an interview. [ + obj + to infinitive ] Her family invited me to stay with them for a few weeks. They've invited 80 guests to the wedding. They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor. They've invited us round for dinner on Saturday.
When you invite a friend to do something, you request her company, or encourage her to come with you. You might invite a group of neighbors to help you throw a block party.
If you are invited to do something, you are formally asked or given permission to do it. At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out. [ be VERB -ed to-infinitive ]
To ask for the presence or participation of: invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference. 2. To request formally: invited us to be seated. 3. To welcome; encourage: invite questions from the audience. 4. To tend to bring on; provoke: "Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad" (John Jay). 5. To entice; tempt. An invitation.
Invite definition: To ask for the presence or participation of.
Definition of invite verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to ask somebody to come to a social event. invite somebody to something Have you been invited to their party? She very kindly invited me to lunch. invite somebody I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited.
(formal) to ask someone formally to go somewhere or do something invite somebody (to/for something) Successful candidates will be invited for an interview next week. invite something (from somebody) He invited questions from the audience. invite somebody to do something Readers are invited to write in with their comments.
Employees are invited to apply for the new position. The college invited her to speak at the graduation ceremony. The company invites suggestions from customers. Did you send out the invites to the party? Thanks for the invite!
