invite

See also invité

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin invītō.

Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: ĭnvīt', IPA: /ɪnˈvaɪt/, X-SAMPA: /In"vaIt/
• (noun) enPR: ĭn'vīt, IPA: /ˈɪnvaɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"InvaIt/

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• Rhymes: -aɪt

Verb

invite (third-person singular simple present invites, present participle inviting, simple past and past participle invited)

1. (transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

   We invited our friends round for dinner.

2. (transitive) To request formally.

   I invite you all to be seated.

3. (transitive) To encourage.

   I always invite criticism of my definitions.

   Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention.

   • 1902, Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's Second State of the Union Address

     The refusal to maintain such a navy would invite trouble, and if trouble came would insure disaster.

Synonyms

• (ask for the presence or participation of): ask out
• (request formally): ask, beseech, entreat, request
• (encourage): ask for, encourage, provoke

Translations

ask for the presence or participation of someone

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• Arabic: دعى (ar) (da3aa)
• Armenian: հրավիրել (hy) (hravirel)
• Basque: gonbidatu (eu)
• Bulgarian: каня (bg) (kanja) m
• Catalan: invitar (ca), convidar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邀請 (cmn), 邀请 (cmn) (yāoqǐng), 請 (cmn), 请 (cmn) (qǐng), 約請 (cmn), 约请 (cmn) (yuēqǐng)

• Czech: pozvat (cs)
• Dutch: uitnodigen (nl)
• Esperanto: inviti (eo)
• Estonian: kutsuma (et)
• Finnish: kutsua (fi)
• French: inviter (fr)
• German: einladen (de)

  Old High German: inladōn

  Middle High German: īnladen

• Greek: προσκαλώ (el) (proskaló)

• Hebrew: הזמין (he) (hizmín)
• Hungarian: meghív (hu)
• Icelandic: bjóða (is)
• Italian: invitare (it)
• Japanese: 誘う (ja) (sasou), 招待する (ja) (shōdai-suru), 招く (ja) (maneku), 請う (ja) (kou)
• Kurdish: vexwendin (ku)
• Latin: adhibeo (la), invito (la)
• Luxembourgish: invitéieren (lb), alueden (lb)
• Malay: ajak (ms)
• Old English: inlaðian (ang), laðian (ang)
• Pashto: بلل (ps) (baləl)
• Persian: فراخواندن (fa) (farâxvândan), دعوت كردن (fa) (davat kardan)
• Polish: zaprosić (pl)
• Portuguese: convidar (pt)
• Quechua: aypuriy (qu)
• Russian: приглашать (ru) (priglašát') impf., пригласить (ru) (priglasít') pf.
• Scottish Gaelic: iarr (gd)
• Spanish: invitar (es), convidar (es)
• Telugu: ఆహ్వానించు (te) (aahvaanimchu)
• Vietnamese: mời (vi)

request formally

• Catalan: invitar (ca), convidar (ca)
• Finnish: kutsua (fi), esittää kutsu (fi)
• Icelandic: bjóða (is)
• Pashto: بلل (ps) (baləl)

• Persian: خواهش کردن (fa) (xvâheš kardan)
• Portuguese: convidar (pt)
• Russian: просить (ru) (prosít')
• Telugu: ఆహ్వానించు (te) (aahvaanimchu)

encourage

• Catalan: invitar (ca)
• Chinese: 激励 (cmn) (jīlì)
• Finnish: rohkaista (fi), kannustaa (fi)

• Hebrew: עודד (he) (odéd), ראה בחיוב (he) (ra'á b'khiyúv)
• Spanish: invitar (es), animar (es)

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• Latin: invitō (la)

Noun

invite (plural invites)

1. (informal) An invitation.

Translations

(informal) invitation

• Catalan: invitació (ca)
• French: invitation (fr) f
• German: Einladung (de) f
• Hebrew: הזמנה (he) f
• Icelandic: boð (is) n

• Italian: invito m
• Portuguese: convite (pt) m
• Russian: приглашение (ru) (priglašénije) n
• Spanish: invitación (es) f

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French

Verb

invite

1. first-person singular present indicative of inviter
2. third-person singular present indicative of inviter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of inviter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of inviter
5. second-person singular imperative of inviter

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Latin

Adjective

invīte

1. vocative masculine singular of invītus

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Spanish

Verb

invite (infinitive invitar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of invitar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of invitar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of invitar.