INVITE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of invite – Learner’s Dictionary

invite
verb [ T ]
uk
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
us

invite verb [T] (SOCIAL EVENT)

A1
to ask someone to come to a social event:
They've invited us to the wedding.
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invite verb [T] (ASK OFFICIALLY)

to officially ask someone to do something:
[ + to do sth ] I was invited to appear on television.

invite verb [T] (REACTION)

to do something that is likely to cause a particular reaction or result, especially a bad one:
Unconventional ideas often invite attack.
invite
noun [ C ]
  informal
uk
/ˈɪnvaɪt/
us

(Definition of invite from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of invite

in Chinese (Traditional)
邀請, 邀請,約請, 正式請求…
in Chinese (Simplified)
邀请, 邀请,约请, 正式请求…
in Spanish
invitar, buscarse, invitación…
in Portuguese
convidar, chamar, convite…
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बोलावणे, आमंत्रित करणे, आवाहन करणे…
~を招く, 招待(しょうたい)する, 誘因(ゆういん)になる…
davet etmek, çağırmak, (resmî olarak) davet etmek…
inviter, inciter à, appeler…
convidar, invitar…
uitnodigen, vragen om…
ஒரு நிகழ்வுக்குச் செல்ல யாரையாவது கேட்பது அல்லது கோருவது, எதையாவது, குறிப்பாக முறையாகவோ அல்லது பணிவாகவோ கோருவது…
निमंत्रित, आमंत्रित करना, (अनुरोध करना या औपचारिक रूप से) निमंत्रण देना…
આમંત્રણ આપવું, કંઈ કરવાની વિનંતી કરવી, નોતરવું…
invitere, indbyde, bede om…
[in]bjuda, invitera, be…
menjemput, memohon berbuat sesuatu, meminta…
einladen, bitten, erbitten…
invitere, oppfordre til, fremkalle…
مدعو کرنا, دعوت دینا, پیش کش کرنا…
запрошувати, просити…
приглашать, просить, провоцировать…
ఏదైనా వేడుకకు వెళ్లడానికి కోసం ఎవరినైనా అభ్యర్థించడం, దేనినైనా అభ్యర్థించు, ముఖ్యంగా అధికారికంగా లేదా మర్యాదగా…
يَدْعُو إلى…
নিমন্ত্রণ জানানো, কিছু অনুরোধ করা, বিশেষ করে আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে বা বিনয়ীভাবে…
pozvat, vyzvat, vyžádat si…
mengundang, memohon berbuat sesuatu, meminta…
เชิญ, ขอร้อง, ขอ…
mời, mời ai làm gì, đề nghị…
zapraszać, prowokować, zaproszenie…
초대하다…
invitare, sollecitare…
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