单词 | invite |
释义 | in·vite ![]() tr.v. in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing, in·vites 1. To ask for the presence or participation of: invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference. 2. To request formally: invited us to be seated. 3. To welcome; encourage: invite questions from the audience. 4. To tend to bring on; provoke: "Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad" (John Jay). 5. To entice; tempt. n. (ĭnvīt′) Informal An invitation. [French inviter, from Old French, from Latin invītāre; see weiə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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