noun
Meaning 1
An invitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
An invitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: ask out, ask
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To request formally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: ask, beseech, entreat, request
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To encourage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: ask for, encourage, provoke
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a colloquial expression for invitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: invitation
verb
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: request
Narrower terms: tempt, allure, challenge
verb
request the participation or presence of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: call for
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: request, bespeak, call for, quest
verb
ask to enter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ask in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: request, bespeak, call for, quest
Narrower terms: call in
verb
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: receive, take in
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: welcome, absorb, see, assume, induct
verb
increase the likelihood of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ask for
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
verb
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tempt
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
verb
invite someone to one's house
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ask over, ask round
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: request, bespeak, call for, quest
verb
have as a guest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pay for
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interact
History
From the verb invite.
From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native English lathe
Across languages
196 source translations are retained for this English entry.