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Noun
S:
(n)
invite
(a colloquial expression for invitation)
"he didn't get no invite to the party"
Verb
S:
(v)
invite
,
ask for
(increase the likelihood of)
"ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
S:
(v)
invite
,
ask over
,
ask round
(invite someone to one's house)
"Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
S:
(v)
tempt
,
invite
(give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting)
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
S:
(v)
invite
,
bid
(ask someone in a friendly way to do something)
S:
(v)
invite
,
pay for
(have as a guest)
"I invited them to a restaurant"
S:
(v)
invite
,
ask in
(ask to enter)
"We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
S:
(v)
invite
,
call for
(request the participation or presence of)
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
S:
(v)
receive
,
take in
,
invite
(express willingness to have in one's home or environs)
"The community warmly received the refugees"