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invite

/ɪnˈvaɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Invite means: request the participation or presence of.

Synonyms for invite20

verb, as in request the participation or presence of

call for, request, ask for, bespeak, quest

verb, as in invite someone to one's house

ask over, ask round, ask in

verb, as in ask to enter

ask in, ask over, ask round

verb, as in express willingness to have in one's home or environs

receive, take in

verb, as in increase the likelihood of

ask for

verb, as in give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

tempt

verb, as in ask someone in a friendly way to do something

bid

verb, as in have as a guest

pay for

also used for invite

ask out, ask, beseech, entreat, encourage, provoke, lathe

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What does invite mean?9

verb

1

request the participation or presence of“The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”

2

invite someone to one's house“Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”

3

ask to enter“We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”

4

express willingness to have in one's home or environs“The community warmly received the refugees”

5

increase the likelihood of“ask for trouble”

6

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting“the window displays tempted the shoppers”

7

ask someone in a friendly way to do something

8

have as a guest“I invited them to a restaurant”

noun

1

a colloquial expression for invitation“he didn't get no invite to the party”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with invite?47

three syllables

overnight
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 47 rhymes for invite, grouped by syllable

Invite in a sentence

  • I wanted to invite you, but your friend beat me to it._undertoad
  • I invite comments, but ask you not to resort to insults.Opiejay888
  • Be sure to invite him, or he'll feel left out.AlanF_US
  • He didn't think she'd enjoy his party, so he didn't invite her.CH
  • She didn't think he'd enjoy her party, so she didn't invite him.CH
  • I'd like to invite you to lunch, if you're not busy.CK
  • If you invite them, they will ruin the party.carlosalberto
  • I invite you both, all of you, gentlemen.mutskt

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Forms of invite

as a noun

plural
invites

as a verb

past tense
invited
present participle
inviting
third-person singular
invites
past participle
invited