英语词汇“invite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

inviteinvite1 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYinvite¹

Origin: 1500-1600 French inviter, from Latin invitare

VERB TABLE

invite

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	invite
	he, she, it	invites
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	invited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have invited
	he, she, it	has invited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had invited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will invite
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have invited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am inviting
	he, she, it	is inviting
	you, we, they	are inviting
Past	I, he, she, it	was inviting
	you, we, they	were inviting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been inviting
	he, she, it	has been inviting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been inviting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be inviting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been inviting

1to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, dinner, etc.: invite somebody to something About a hundred people were invited to the wedding.invite somebody to do something Let’s invite her to come to dinner with us.invite somebody for something We’ve been invited for drinks on Friday at Rachel’s.be invited No, I wasn’t invited.2to politely offer someone the chance to do something: invite somebody to do something Mr. Quinn was invited to sing a song he had written. I’ve been invited to speak at the conference.3to encourage something bad to happen, but not deliberately: This policy is bound to invite criticism.4to formally say that you would like to receive something, for example applications for a job, comments, questions, etc.: The government has invited comments on its proposals. [Origin: 1500–1600 French inviter, from Latin invitare]invite somebody along phrasal verb to ask someone if he or she would like to come with you when you are going somewhere: Why don’t you invite Barbara along?invite somebody back phrasal verb1to ask someone to come to your home, your office, etc. again: The team was invited back to the tournament the following year.2to ask someone to come to your home after you have been somewhere with him or her: I invited Dean back for coffee after the show.invite somebody in phrasal verb to ask someone to come into your home: She opened the door and invited us in.invite somebody out phrasal verb to ask someone to go somewhere with you, especially to a restaurant or movie: Josh invited her out for Saturday night.invite somebody over phrasal verb to ask someone to come to your home for a drink, a meal, a party, etc.: We invited a bunch of people over to watch a movie.