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”