invite

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♦♦ in|vite (invites inviting invited)
The verb is pronounced /ɪnv'aɪt/ The noun is pronounced /'ɪnvaɪt/
1 [VERB] V n prep/adv, V n to-inf, be V-ed, V-ed
If you invite someone to something such as a party or a meal, you ask them to come to it.
She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey...
Barron invited her to accompany him to the races...
I haven't been invited.
...an invited audience of children from inner-city schools.
2 [VERB] be V-ed to-inf, V n to-inf, V n
If you are invited to do something, you are formally asked or given permission to do it.
At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out...
If a new leader emerged, it would then be for the Queen to invite him to form a government...
The Department is inviting applications from groups within the Borough.
3 [VERB] V n
If something you say or do invites trouble or criticism, it makes trouble or criticism more likely.
Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN.
4 [N-COUNT]
An invite is an invitation to something such as a party or a meal. (INFORMAL)
They haven't got an invite to the wedding.

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