Overview of noun invite

The noun invite has 1 sense

• invite -- (a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party")

Overview of verb invite

The verb invite has 8 senses

• invite, ask for -- (increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism")


• invite, ask over, ask round -- (invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?")


• tempt, invite -- (give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers")


• invite, bid -- (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)


• invite, pay for -- (have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant")


• invite, ask in -- (ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee")


• invite, call for -- (request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference")


• receive, take in, invite -- (express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees")