invite

  • 31invite — /ɪn vaɪt/ verb to ask someone to do something, or to ask for something ● to invite someone to an interview ● to invite someone to join the board ● to invite shareholders to subscribe a new issue ● to invite tenders for a contract …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 32invite — verb (t) /ɪnˈvaɪt / (say in vuyt) (invited, inviting) 1. to ask in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner. 2. to request politely or… …

  • 33invite in — in ˌvite ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they invite in he/she/it invites in present participle inviting in …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 34invite — I. transitive verb (invited; inviting) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French inviter, from Latin invitare Date: 1533 1. a. to offer an incentive or inducement to ; entice b. to increase the likelihood of < invite trouble > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35INVITE — n. f. Terme de Jeu de Cartes Carte que l’on joue au whist pour faire connaître son jeu à son partenaire et pour l’engager, s’il fait la levée, à jouer dans la même couleur. Une invite au roi …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 36invite to — phr verb Invite to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑party, ↑reception, ↑wedding …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 37invite — ● n. f. Caractère ou série de caractères affichés par le système quand il attend que l utilisateur tape quelque chose. Exemples: ! , > , # , $ , [gloubiboulga 12:45:30]$ . Syn. anglais prompt. Certains ahuris disent: à l invite du prompt …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 38invite — [16] Invite comes from Latin invitāre, probably by way of French inviter, but there our certain knowledge of its ancestry ends; for the Latin verb is something of a mystery word. No one is too sure where the element vitāre comes from. One&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 39invite — verb 1) they invited us to Sunday brunch Syn: ask, summon, have someone over, request someone s company, request the pleasure of someone s company 2) we invite your comments Syn: ask for, request, call for, appeal for, solicit …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 40invite — [16] Invite comes from Latin invitāre, probably by way of French inviter, but there our certain knowledge of its ancestry ends; for the Latin verb is something of a mystery word. No one is too sure where the element vitāre comes from. One&#8230; …

    Word origins