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Adjective invited has 2 senses
- invited - done by invitation
Antonyms: uninvited, gate-crashing, unasked, unbid, unbidden, unsolicited, unsought
- invited, wanted - freely permitted or invited; "invited guests"
Antonym: unwelcome (indirect, via welcome)
Verb invite has 8 senses
- invite, ask for - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
--1 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- invite, ask over, ask round - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
--2 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
They invite him to write the letter
- tempt, invite - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
--3 is one way to stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
- invite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
--4 is one way to request
Sample sentence:
They invite him to write the letter
- invite, pay for - have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
--5 is one way to interact
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- invite, ask in - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
--6 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- invite, call for - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
--7 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot invite Sue
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