invite

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: ĭnvīt', IPA(key): /ɪnˈvaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt ==== Verb ==== invite (third-person singular simple present invites, present participle inviting, simple past and past participle invited) (transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. Synonyms: ask out, ask (transitive) To request formally. Synonyms: ask, beseech, entreat, request (transitive) To encourage. Synonyms: ask for, encourage, provoke (transitive) To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. ===== Synonyms ===== lathe ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== invitee inviter ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the verb invite. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: ĭn'vīt, IPA(key): /ˈɪnvaɪt/ ==== Noun ==== invite (plural invites) (informal) An invitation. ===== Translations ===== == Asturian == === Verb === invite first/third-person singular present subjunctive of invitar == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === invite inflection of inviter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Adjective === invīte vocative masculine singular of invītus === References === “invite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “invite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “invite”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === invite inflection of invitar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [inˈvite] === Verb === invite third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of invita == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imˈbite/ [ĩmˈbi.t̪e] Rhymes: -ite Syllabification: in‧vi‧te === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from invitar. ==== Noun ==== invite m (plural invites) (Mexico) invite, invitation === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== invite inflection of invitar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “invite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025