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invite
verb [T] (ASK TO AN EVENT) /ɪnˈvaɪt/Definition
A1 to ask or request someone to go to an event: We're invited to Lola's party. Candidates who are successful in the written test will be invited for an interview. [+ obj + to infinitive ] Her family invited me to stay with them for a few weeks.Inviting and summoning
(Definition of invite verb (ASK TO AN EVENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ask sb in phrasal verb
- ask sb out phrasal verb
- ask verb (INVITE)
- call sb in phrasal verb
- call verb (ASK TO COME)
- convene verb
- invitation noun (ASK TO AN EVENT)
- invitation noun (FORMAL REQUEST)
- invite sb in phrasal verb
- invite sb over phrasal verb
- recall noun (CALLING BACK)
- recall verb (CALL BACK)
- send for sb phrasal verb
- summon verb (ORDER)
- summons noun
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