invite1 verbinvite2 noun
invitein‧vite1 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive] 
WORD ORIGINinvite1
Origin:
1500-1600 French inviter, from Latin invitareVERB TABLE
invite
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | invite |
| he, she, it | invites | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | invited |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have invited |
| he, she, it | has invited | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had invited |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will invite |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have invited |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am inviting |
| he, she, it | is inviting | |
| you, we, they | are inviting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was inviting |
| you, we, they | were inviting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inviting |
| he, she, it | has been inviting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inviting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inviting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inviting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Allowing a sixteen-year-old to stay out all night is just inviting trouble.
- Applications for this position are invited from all individuals with relevant experience.
- At the end of the lecture, Dr. Bosch invited the audience to ask questions and share their ideas.
- If you don't maintain your car regularly, you're just inviting trouble.
- Not to provide aid will just invite further catastrophe in the area.
- In fact, their purpose in inviting him to lunch was to ask him to divorce her.
- Indeed they seemed to invite persecution by preaching openly in public places.
- Perhaps movie marketers should have been more careful about inviting comparisons.
- The adults in these rooms invite the students they work with to be part of a community as well.
- The demonstrators invited retaliation and got it, with sticks and clubs and arrests.
- Those of you who are teaching and training teachers for school, I would invite to rebellion.
- What he doesn't do in contrast to his practice with musical guests is to invite Jazzie to talk.
Longman Language Activatorto invite someone
to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc. Ask is more informal than invite: · It's going to be a big wedding - they've invited over a hundred people.· "Are you going to Emma's party?" "No, I haven't been asked."· I'd love to come -- thanks for asking me.· It is a great honour to have been invited here tonight.invite/ask somebody to a party/wedding/meal etc: · I was invited to a couple of his dinner parties last year.· Do you think we should ask Carol and Helen to the party?invite/ask somebody for lunch/dinner: · Madeleine has invited us for dinner on Saturday.invite/ask somebody to do something: · Hane's parents have asked me to come and stay with them for a couple of weeks.invite somebody over (=invite someone to your house for a meal, party etc): · It won't be a big do, we're just inviting a few close friends over.invite/ask somebody in (=invite a visitor into your home): · He invited me in for a coffee.
when someone is invited to a party, wedding, meal etc: at somebody's invitation: · They had come aboard at Charles's invitation.turn down an invitation (=not accept it): · I'm afraid I have to turn down your invitation to dinner.accept an/somebody's invitation: · Winston gratefully accepted the invitation.
to ask someone to go to a restaurant, a film etc with you because you want to start a romantic relationship with them: · Why don't you ask her out? Or are you too shy?· You asked her out? What did she say?
if you have someone over , they come to your home to have a meal or to spend time with you because you have invited them: · My father is having some colleagues over from the University tonight.· I want to have Danielle over to play with me.have somebody over for drinks/dinner etc: · We had Nick's parents over for dinner on Saturday.
to invite someone to go somewhere with you and a group of other people: · Do you mind if I invite one of my friends along?· Whose idea was it to ask Danni along?
to provide a meal or social activity for someone in your home, either because they are your friends, or because they are people you work with: · This is an easy but impressive dish if you are entertaining at home.· About a fifth of their income is spent on entertaining clients.
a message inviting someone also invite especially American a message inviting someone to a party, wedding etc: · Thanks for your invitation. I'd love to come.· How many invitations did you send out?· a wedding invitationinvitation to: · Did you get an invite to Paul's wedding?
someone who you invite someone who is staying at your home, or who has come to your party, wedding etc because you invited them: · We have guests staying with us this week.· a wedding guest· Are we allowed to bring a guest?guest list (=a list of the people who have been invited to a party): · All three of you are on the guest list, of course.guest room (=a room in your house where guests can sleep): · Just put the presents in the guest room for now.
someone who comes without being invited: show up/turn up etc uninvited · A few people showed up uninvited.uninvited guest/visitor · Fielding had come to the party, bringing several uninvited guests.
British also crasher American someone who goes to a party but was not invited, especially someone who causes trouble: · The police want to trace everyone who was at the party, including about forty gatecrashers.
to ask for something, or to ask someone to do something · If you ever need any help with anything, you only have to ask.· She might be willing to babysit, but you won't know till you ask her.ask (somebody) for something · A lot of people don't like asking for help.· He can't pay the rent, but he still doesn't want to ask his parents for money.ask something of somebody · All I've ever asked of you is to try to be polite to my mother.ask somebody to do something · I've asked Mary to water the plants for me while I'm away.ask to do something (=ask to be allowed to do something) · The man on the phone wasn't very helpful, so I asked to speak with the manager.ask if you can do something · Letty's been asking me if she can take the dog out for a walk.
to ask for something you are going to pay for - use this about asking for food or drink in restaurants, or asking companies to send you goods: · Would you like to order a drink before dinner?· We had ordered a pale blue armchair but the one that was delivered was dark green.· I'm afraid we don't have that book in stock, but we can order it for you.
also order out for American to ask a restaurant or a food shop to deliver food to you at home or work: · During the meeting we sent out for some coffee.· I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's order out for a pizza.
formal to ask for advice, help, or money from someone who has the knowledge, right, or power to provide it: · The Carsons sought advice from their lawyer.· Take two tablets every four hours. If symptoms persist, seek medical advice.· In his lawsuit, Wyman is seeking $12 million in damages from his former employers.
formal to politely ask someone to ask questions, or give their answers, opinions, or suggestions: · Applications for this position are invited from all individuals with relevant experience.invite somebody to do something: · At the end of the lecture, Dr. Bosch invited the audience to ask questions and share their ideas.
to tell someone that they can come into your house, room etc spoken say come in when you want someone to come into your room, home, or office: · Come in and sit down. I'll be ready in a minute.· Marge, it's so good to see you! Come in! Come in!· "Come in," she said in answer to my second knock.
to ask someone if they want to come into your home: · Stella didn't know whether to ask him in or not.· A salesman came around this morning and I made the mistake of inviting him in.ask sb in/invite sb in for: · She seemed so upset, I felt I had to ask her in for a cup of tea.
spoken say come on in when you want someone to come into your room, home, or office, especially when you want to be friendly and make the other person feel welcome: · Hi! Come on in! Can I fix you something to drink?· "Mike, could I talk with you a minute?" "Sure, come on in."
to do something that involves unnecessary risks to stupidly do something that is almost certain to be dangerous or cause trouble: · Anyone who buys second-hand car tires is just asking for trouble.· You need to have a good knowledge of the industry before you buy stocks, or you're asking for trouble.
especially written if you invite trouble, criticism, attack etc, you do something that seems likely to cause you trouble or that encourages people to criticize you, attack you etc: · If you don't maintain your car regularly, you're just inviting trouble.· Not to provide aid will just invite further catastrophe in the area.
informal to do something that involves a risk of failure, because you have been successful when you have done it before: · I think I'd be pushing my luck if I asked him to babysit again on such short notice.· Twelve months later, the captain of Sea Rover pushed his luck once too often.
to do something that involves unnecessary risk, because you are too confident that there will be no problems: · It would be tempting fate to travel without a spare wheel.· By building houses in the steep canyons, Californians are tempting fate in the form of mudslides and fires.
to stupidly take a risk, especially by doing something or getting involved in a situation that is likely to have a very unpleasant result: · The government was warned it was playing with fire by arresting so-called "separatist" leaders.· Anyone who gets involved with a married man is playing with fire.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Why don’t you invite her for a drink at the club one evening?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Why don’t you invite her for a drink at the club one evening? (=ask people to give an opinion)· The website invites comments from people who visit it.
· Let's ask Kate and Mike to dinner.
· Celebrations continued with a dinner for 100 invited guests.
· The guests were invited to a dinner at his country house.
· Applicants who are called for interview may be asked to have a medical exam.
· I’ve been invited to Greg’s party next weekend.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· In the evening I was invited to have dinner with a citizen of the city, whose son is a student of.· When I invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my face.· She had wild visions of being obliged to invite him to dinner every night.· Better yet, invite her to dinner.· I'd been invited to dinner too, but declined.· The general invites her for dinner.· He said he'd been meaning to invite us to dinner ever since he arrived.· She said she invited Brown to Christmas dinner at her home and he refused.
· They formed the bedrock of the college's Black Student Society, which regularly invited guest speakers and performers.· When I was their invited guest, I was asked not to visit with her.· A number of important customers were invited as guests of the company.· If he takes her back to his place, it will mean he has invited other guests.· These are your invited guests, Atlanta, not army troops.
· He looked at me as if he was now wondering quite what it was he had invited into his home.· Decide what you want to invite into your home.· Some of her married friends will still invite her to their homes, but her ties with others will be weakened.· As a matter of course, Amy invited children from the Home over to play.· We would meet secretly and, when she knew her father was away, I was invited to her home.· We want to invite you to our home.· Ever since his divorce, nearly a dozen years ago, no student had been invited to his home.
· The Member who wrote to express his disagreement invited Mark to the House to discuss his reasons for taking the opposite viewpoint.· And I invited them to my house, and they met.· Indeed, all the time I was at Salamanca, I was never once invited to anyone's house.· Barakat was one of dozens of major Democratic donors and fund-raisers invited to the White House for coffees in 1995 and 1996.· He invited friends to his house and accepted invitations to theirs.· Political supporters have been invited to White House functions since the beginning of the republic.· He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house - he usually got no further than the front doorstep.· He invited me to his house and as I feasted he killed me.
· Vicki tells her that when the ship landed, the crew were invited to a meeting by the local inhabitants.· Neighboring residents also will be invited to attend the meetings.· The remaining ministers and elders found themselves being invited to address meetings all over the province to explain the imprisonment.· Representatives of relevant international organizations may be invited to these meetings. 22.· Parties to the Protocols have the right to be invited to meetings and consultations with the Treaty parties.· On the fourth Tuesday of each month Speakers are invited to meetings of the Society.· Ideas and suggestions for the way the community group runs are invited at tonight's meeting.· They nodded and invited him to a meeting.
· Which is why they were invited to the party.· Normally when they were invited to a party George never wanted to go.· They resented the fact that they were continually invited to the parties and were unable to refuse.· You are invited to a party and after a couple of drinks you decide a few crisps or nuts will not hurt.· Dear Ursula: I was invited to an engagement party for a couple I barely know.· The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.· Charles had not wished to invite Ivan to the party.
· At various points the book invites the reader to undertake activities and then to discuss the issues with a group.· A series of close-up drawings of parts of animals, along with written clues, invite readers to guess the animal.· Last autumn, we invited readers to contribute essays on how they believed information technology would change life in Britain.
WORD FAMILYnouninvitationinviteadjectiveuninvitedinviting ≠ uninvitingverbinviteadverbinvitingly
1to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etcinvite somebody to something Who should we invite to the party?invite somebody to do something Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town.invite somebody for something Why don’t you invite her for a drink at the club one evening? I’m afraid I wasn’t invited.GRAMMAR: Prepositions with invite• You invite someone to an event or a place: · Did they invite you to the wedding?· She invited me to her house.• You invite someone for a meal or a period of time: · He invited us for brunch.· I’ll invite them for the weekend.2to politely ask someone to do somethinginvite somebody to do something Anyone interested in contributing articles is invited to contact the editor.3to encourage something bad to happen, especially without intending to: Any government that sells arms to dictators is inviting trouble.invite somebody along phrasal verb to ask someone if they would like to come with you when you are going somewhere: Why don’t you invite Barbara along?invite somebody back phrasal verb1to ask someone to come to your home, hotel etc after you have been out somewhere togetherinvite back for Richard often used to invite me back for coffee after the show.2to ask someone to come to your home, your office etc again: If you keep arguing with Gerry, they won’t invite us back.invite somebody in phrasal verb to ask someone to come into your home: After a few seconds, the door opened and Mrs Barnes invited me in.invite somebody out phrasal verb to ask someone to go somewhere with you, especially to a restaurant or filminvite out for We invited Clarissa out for ice cream.invite somebody over (also invite somebody round British English) phrasal verb to ask someone to come to your home, usually for a drink or a mealinvite over for Max has invited me over for dinner.invite1 verbinvite2 noun
invitein‧vite2 /ˈɪnvaɪt/ noun [countable] informal an invitation to a party, meal etc