invite

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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... encourage provoke

More lathe

Word family

Forms invitedinvitesinvitinguninviteduninviting

Derived forms disinvitee-invitee-viteinvitableinvitementinvitroreinviteuninvite

Related forms inviteeinviter

Etymology

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

inviter Middle French invītō Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Register & Style

External links

# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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