INVITE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of invite in English

(Definition of invite from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of invite from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of invite from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of invite

invite
A visitor is invited to sit, look and ponder.
I was told theydied 3 months after, and never invited to the funeral.
From TIME
We were a couple and now you want to do all these things that the '60s invited.
From NPR
She invited us in out of the rain to talk about it.
From NPR
One is the potential for inviting dry wood termites into your home.
From NOLA.com
People join topics that they like, or they create their own and invite people to join.
She had plans, but invited him out for coffee.
From CNN
Once a month, she organizes a walk-to-school day and invites other parents to join.
Museum staff has invited people to create their own altars in the park, dedicated to a loved one who has died.
Repairs are not possible in space so this aging invites increased mission risk.
Even those invited to the school can find the welcome mat suddenly yanked away.
It's a place that will really not just invite, but also demand a kind of journey.
From NPR
The group has threatened not to attend the talks if other opposition factions are invited.
She started by holding two days of rolling staff meetings, inviting teachers to share their thoughts about the school's successes and failures.
We invite you to share our stories with your friends.
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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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