| VERB | emotion | invite, ask for | increase the likelihood of |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | invite, ask over, ask round | invite someone to one's house | |
| emotion | invite, tempt | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | |
| communication | invite, bid | ask someone in a friendly way to do something | |
| social | invite, pay for | have as a guest | |
| contact | invite, ask in | ask to enter | |
| communication | invite, call for | request the participation or presence of | |
| contact | invite, receive, take in | express willingness to have in one's home / home or environs | |
| NOUN | communication | invite | a colloquial expression for invitation |
| Sounds | ihnvay't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | A colloquial expression for invitation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he didn't get no invite to the party" | |
| Broader | invitation | A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| Spanish | convidar, convite, invitación, invitar | |
| Catalan | convidar, invitació, invitar | |
| Verbs | invite | invite someone to one's house |
| invite | have as a guest | |
| Meaning | increase the likelihood of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "invite criticism" | |
| Synonym | ask for | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | buscarse, buscar, invitar | |
| Catalan | buscar-se, buscar, convidar, demanar, invitar | |
| Nouns | invitation | a tempting allurement |
| Meaning | invite someone to one's house. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They invite him to write the letter | |
| Example | "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" | |
| Synonyms | ask over, ask round | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Similar to | invite, ask in | ask to enter |
| Spanish | convidar, invitar | |
| Catalan | convidar, invitar | |
| Adjectives | invitatory | conveying an invitation |
| Nouns | invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| invite | a colloquial expression for invitation | |
| invitee | a visitor to whom hospitality is extended | |
| Meaning | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | tempt | |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | incitar, invitar, provocar, tentar | |
| Catalan | incitar, invitar, provocar, temptar, temptejar | |
| Nouns | invitation | a tempting allurement |
| Meaning | ask someone in a friendly way to do something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They invite him to write the letter | |
| Synonym | bid | |
| Narrower | challenge | issue a challenge to |
| tempt, allure | dispose or incline or entice to | |
| Broader | request | ask (a person) to do something |
| Spanish | invitar | |
| Catalan | convidar, invitar | |
| Nouns | invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| Meaning | Have as a guest. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I invited them to a restaurant" | |
| Synonym | pay for | |
| Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
| See also | invite out | make a date |
| Spanish | convidar, invitar | |
| Catalan | convidar, invitar | |
| Adjectives | invitatory | conveying an invitation |
| Nouns | invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| invite | a colloquial expression for invitation | |
| invitee | a visitor to whom hospitality is extended | |
| Meaning | ask to enter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" | |
| Synonym | ask in | |
| Narrower | call in | summon to enter |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Similar to | invite, ask over, ask round | invite someone to one's house |
| Spanish | invitar | |
| Nouns | invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| Meaning | request the participation or presence of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" | |
| Synonym | call for | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Similar to | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | convidar, convocar, invitar, pedir, requerir | |
| Catalan | convidar, invitar | |
| Adjectives | invitatory | conveying an invitation |
| Nouns | invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| Meaning | Express willingness to have in one's home / home or environs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot invite Sue | |
| Synonyms | receive, take in | |
| Narrower | absorb | assimilate or take in |
| assume | Take up someone's soul into heaven | |
| induct | Admit as a member | |
| see | Receive as a specified guest | |
| welcome | Receive someone, as into one's house | |
| Spanish | acoger, convidar, invitar, recibir, solicitar | |
| Catalan | convidar, rebre | |
| Nouns | invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
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