invite A2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ɪnˈvaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #1965 Meanings 1 verb To ask someone to come to an event or to your home. We invited our friends round for dinner. 2 verb To formally ask someone to do something or take part in something. The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference. 3 verb To make a particular reaction or result more likely, often a bad one. Wearing that bright dress is bound to invite attention. 4 noun An informal word for an invitation. We didn't get an invite to the party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to ask someone to come to... askask over 2 verb · to formally ask someone to... requestcall for 3 verb · to make a particular... encourageprovoke More lathe Word family Forms invitedinvitesinvitinguninviteduninviting Derived forms disinvitee-invitee-viteinvitableinvitementinvitroreinviteuninvite Related forms inviteeinviter Etymology AI details From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian. inviter Middle French invītō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Actions & Processes Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # invite **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈvaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 1965 ## Meanings 1. To ask someone to come to an event or to your home. 2. To formally ask someone to do something or take part in something. 3. To make a particular reaction or result more likely, often a bad one. 4. An informal word for an invitation. ## Examples - We invited our friends round for dinner. - The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference. - Wearing that bright dress is bound to invite attention. - We didn't get an invite to the party. ## Synonyms - lathe ## Derived Forms - disinvite - e-invite - e-vite - invitable - invitement - invitro - reinvite - uninvite ## Related Forms - invitee - inviter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inviter - Root: invītō ## Etymology From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian. ## AI Etymology Invite comes from Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement - Actions & Processes - Register & Style markdown