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Invitation (noun)
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person’s company.
“an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend”
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Invitation (noun)
A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
“We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.”
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Invitation (noun)
Allurement; enticement.
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Invitation (noun)
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
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Invitation (noun)
The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
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Invite (verb)
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
“We invited our friends round for dinner.”
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Invite (verb)
To request formally.
“I invite you all to be seated.”
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Invite (verb)
To encourage.
“I always invite criticism of my definitions.”
“Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention.”
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Invite (verb)
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
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Invite (noun)
An invitation.
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Invite (verb)
make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something
“she invited Patrick to sit down”
“we were invited to a dinner at the Embassy”
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Invite (verb)
make a formal or polite request for (something) from someone
“applications are invited for the post of Director”
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Invite (verb)
(of an action or situation) tend to elicit (a particular reaction or response) or to tempt (someone) to do something
“his use of the word did little but invite criticism”
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Invite (noun)
an invitation
“no one turns down an invite to one of Mickey’s parties”