Definitions for invite
Overview of noun invite
The noun invite has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. invite
(a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party")
Overview of verb invite
The verb invite has 8 senses? (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (7) invite, ask for
(increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism")
2. (6) invite, ask over, ask round
(invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?")
3. (6) tempt, invite
(give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers")
4. (6) invite, bid
(ask someone in a friendly way to do something)
5. (3) invite, pay for
(have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant")
6. (2) invite, ask in
(ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee")
7. (2) invite, call for
(request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference")
8. receive, take in, invite
(express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees")
