Dictionary entry details
• INVITE (noun)
Meaning:
A colloquial expression for invitation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he didn't get no invite to the party
Hypernyms ("invite" is a kind of...):
invitation (a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something)
• INVITE (verb)
Meaning:
Increase the likelihood of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
ask for; invite
Context examples:
ask for trouble / invite criticism
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Invite someone to one's house
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
ask round; ask over; invite
Context example:
Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for; ask for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They invite him to write the letter
Meaning:
Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
invite; tempt
Context example:
the window displays tempted the shoppers
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
excite; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
invite; bid
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
request (ask (a person) to do something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "invite"):
allure; tempt (dispose or incline or entice to)
challenge (issue a challenge to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They invite him to write the letter
Meaning:
Have as a guest
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
pay for; invite
Context example:
I invited them to a restaurant
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Also:
invite out (make a date)
Meaning:
Ask to enter
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
ask in; invite
Context example:
We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for; ask for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "invite"):
call in (summon to enter)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Request the participation or presence of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
call for; invite
Context example:
The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
Hypernyms (to "invite" is one way to...):
bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for; ask for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Express willingness to have in one's home or environs
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
receive; take in; invite
Context example:
The community warmly received the refugees
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "invite"):
welcome (receive someone, as into one's house)
absorb (assimilate or take in)
see (receive as a specified guest)
assume (take up someone's soul into heaven)
induct (admit as a member)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot invite Sue
