Invite

  • 21invite — 1 /In vaIt/ verb (T) 1 to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc: invite sb to sth: Who should we invite to the party? | invite sb to do sth: I m thinking of inviting them to spend the summer with me in Italy. | invite sb for a… …

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  • 22invite — (in vi t ) s. f. Terme du whist et du boston. Carte que l on joue pour faire connaître son jeu au partenaire, et qui a pour but de l engager, s il fait la levée, à jouer dans la même couleur. Invite au roi. •   Tenez, voilà la vieille comtesse… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23invite — ♦♦ invites, inviting, invited (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪnva͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nvaɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you invite someone to something such as a party or a meal, you ask them to come to it. [V n prep/adv] She invited him to… …

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  • 24invite*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈvaɪt] verb [T] I 1) to ask someone to come to see you or to spend time with you socially How many people did you invite?[/ex] We ve invited all the neighbours to the party.[/ex] Why don t you invite them for a drink?[/ex] They ve invited me… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 25invite — in•vite v. [[t]ɪnˈvaɪt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈɪn vaɪt[/t]] v. vit•ed, vit•ing, n. 1) to request the presence or participation of in a kindly or courteous way: to invite friends to dinner[/ex] 2) to request politely or formally: to invite donations[/ex] 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26invite — invitee /in vi tee , vuy /, n. inviter, invitor, n. v. /in vuyt /; n. /in vuyt/, v., invited, inviting, n. v.t. 1. to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, esp. to request to come or go to some… …

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  • 27invite — verb 1 ask sb to do sth ADVERB ▪ formally, officially ▪ cordially, graciously (esp. AmE), kindly, warmly ▪ You are cordially invited to attend the annual parish meeting …

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  • 28invite — v. 1) to invite cordially (everyone is cordially invited) 2) (D; tr.) to invite to (we invited them to our party) 3) (H) they invited us to participate * * * [ɪnv aɪt] (H) they invited us to participate to invite cordially (everyone is cordially… …

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  • 29invite — {{11}}invite (n.) 1650s, from INVITE (Cf. invite) (v.). {{12}}invite (v.) 1530s, a back formation from INVITATION (Cf. invitation), or else from M.Fr. inviter (5c.), from L. invitare. As a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s.… …

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  • 30invite in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invite in : present tense I/you/we/they invite in he/she/it invites in present participle inviting in past tense invited in past participle invited in invite someone in to ask someone to come into your house,… …

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