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invite

/ɪnˈvaɪt/ [invited, inviting]

Translation

v [t]
invitar
She was invited to attend the conference
Le invitaron a asistir a la conferencia
I would like to invite him to lunch
Me gustaría invitarlo a comer
solicitar [oficialmente]
constr. to invite + to do sth No se suele usar en estilo directo. Incorrecto: I'll invite you to a drink
to invite sb along to invite sb {around/over/round} to invite sb back to invite sb {in/up} to invite sb out
(Definition of invite v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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