Don't leave Dan out there in the rain. Invite him into the house!
•Oh, do invite in the children!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
invite — in|vite1 [ ın vaıt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to ask someone to come to see you or to spend time with you socially: How many people did you invite? invite someone to/for something: We ve invited all the neighbors to a barbecue. Why don t you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
invite — I UK [ɪnˈvaɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms invite : present tense I/you/we/they invite he/she/it invites present participle inviting past tense invited past participle invited *** 1) to ask someone to come to see you or to spend time with… … English dictionary
invite back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invite back : present tense I/you/we/they invite back he/she/it invites back present participle inviting back past tense invited back past participle invited back 1) invite someone back to invite someone to… … English dictionary
invite — /ɪn vaɪt/ verb to ask someone to do something, or to ask for something ● to invite someone to an interview ● to invite someone to join the board ● to invite shareholders to subscribe a new issue ● to invite tenders for a contract … Dictionary of banking and finance
invite in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invite in : present tense I/you/we/they invite in he/she/it invites in present participle inviting in past tense invited in past participle invited in invite someone in to ask someone to come into your house,… … English dictionary
invite out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invite out : present tense I/you/we/they invite out he/she/it invites out present participle inviting out past tense invited out past participle invited out invite someone out to invite someone to go somewhere … English dictionary
invite over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invite over : present tense I/you/we/they invite over he/she/it invites over present participle inviting over past tense invited over past participle invited over invite someone over to invite someone to your… … English dictionary
invite — ♦♦ invites, inviting, invited (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪnva͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nvaɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you invite someone to something such as a party or a meal, you ask them to come to it. [V n prep/adv] She invited him to… … English dictionary
invite round — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invite round : present tense I/you/we/they invite round he/she/it invites round present participle inviting round past tense invited round past participle invited round British invite someone round same as… … English dictionary
invite out — verb make a date Has he asked you out yet? • Syn: ↑ask out, ↑take out • Hypernyms: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑call for, ↑quest • … Useful english dictionary
invite over — in ˌvite ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they invite over he/she/it invites over present participle inviting over … Useful english dictionary
