invite

Meanings

• a colloquial expression for invitation
  • "he didn't get no invite to the party"
• increase the likelihood of
  • "invite criticism"
• invite someone to one's house
  • "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
• give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
• ask someone in a friendly way to do something
• have as a guest
  • "I invited them to a restaurant"
• ask to enter
  • "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
• request the participation or presence of
  • "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
• express willingness to have in one's home or environs

Synonyms

ask for, ask in, ask over, ask round, bid, call for, pay for, receive, take in, tempt