American English pronunciation
How to pronounce invited
IPA transcription: [,ɪn'vaɪtəd]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɪn'vaɪtəd][,ɪn'vaɪtɪd]
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Verb
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express willingness to have in one's home or environs
“The community warmly received the refugees”
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increase the likelihood of
“ask for trouble”
“invite criticism”
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give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
“the window displays tempted the shoppers”
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ask someone in a friendly way to do something
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invite someone to one's house
“Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”
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have as a guest
“I invited them to a restaurant”
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request the participation or presence of
“The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”
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ask to enter
“We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”
Usage examples
- First of all he invited his successor, Ellen Young to use his old office.
- Atanasoff told Mauchly about his new digital device and invited him to see it.
- Each performance featured an invited guest: A third person.
- Free from any commercial demands, their performances were for an invited audience only.
- Braid was amongst the medical men who were invited onto the platform by Lafontaine.
- King John invited his son to swim with him.
- The team was invited to the annual Superheroes Poker Tournament.
- He is often also invited to perform with various Shadows-style bands.
- He invited all Gabonese, regardless of previous political affiliation, to participate.
- Germany was still absent, having not been invited by the Organizing Committee.