verb (used with object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
- to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- to request politely or formally: to invite donations.
- to act so as to bring on or render probable: to invite accidents by fast driving.
- to call forth or give occasion for: Those big shoes invite laughter.
- to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.
verb (used without object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
- to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
noun
- Informal. an invitation.
verb (ɪnˈvaɪt) (tr)
- to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)he invited them to dinner
- to make a request for, esp publicly or formallyto invite applications
- to bring on or provoke; give occasion foryou invite disaster by your actions
- to welcome or tempt
noun (ˈɪnvaɪt)
- an informal word for invitation
also re-invite, 1610s, from re- + invite (v.). Related: Reinvited; reinviting.
1530s, a back-formation from invitation, or else from Middle French inviter (5c.), from Latin invitare. As a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s. Related: Invited; inviting.
1650s, from invite (v.).