invite

in|vite1 [ ın`vaıt ] verb transitive ***

1. ) to ask someone to come to see you or to spend time with you socially:

How many people did you invite?

invite someone to/for something: We've invited all the neighbors to a barbecue.

Why don't you invite them for a drink?

invite someone to do something: They've invited me to eat at their house tonight.

invite someone over (=invite them to your house): They had invited some friends over for a game of bridge.

2. ) often passive to formally ask someone to do something or go somewhere:

Blair will be speaking to an invited audience at the Royal Academy.

invite someone to do something: Leaders of the warring factions were invited to attend peace talks in Geneva.

a ) to say formally that you would like to receive something from someone:

Applications are invited from all qualified candidates.

3. ) to do something that makes something bad or unpleasant more likely to happen:

His policies invited widespread criticism.

in,vite a`long phrasal verb transitive

to ask someone to go somewhere with you or do something with you:

I don't mind you coming, but I didn't expect you to invite along half your family.

in,vite `back phrasal verb transitive invite someone back

1. ) to invite someone to your house after you have been to their house:

We had them over for dinner a couple of times, but they never invited us back.

2. ) to ask someone to come to your house after you have been somewhere with them

in,vite `in phrasal verb transitive

invite someone in to ask someone to come into your house, for example after you have been out with them:

Did she invite you in for a cup of coffee?

in,vite `over phrasal verb transitive

invite someone over to invite someone to your house, for example for a meal

invite

in|vite 2 [ `ın,vaıt ] noun count INFORMAL

an invitation to a social event