invite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
To request formally.
To encourage.
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

noun

ĭnvīt' /ɪnˈvaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-invite (verb).wav ĭn'vīt /ˈɪnvaɪt/ En-us-invite.ogg

invite invites inviting invited

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

lathe ask out ask beseech entreat request ask for encourage provoke

invitee inviter

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

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