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Invitation vs. Invite — What's the Difference?

Invitation vs. Invite — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Invitation and Invite

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Invitation

The act of inviting.

Invite

Make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something
She invited Patrick to sit down
We were invited to a dinner at the Embassy

Invitation

A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.

Invite

An invitation
No one turns down an invite to one of Mickey's parties

Invitation

An allurement, enticement, or attraction.
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Invite

To ask for the presence or participation of
Invite friends to dinner.
Invite writers to a conference.

Invitation

See altar call.

Invite

To request formally
Invited us to be seated.

Invitation

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
An invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend

Invite

To welcome; encourage
Invite questions from the audience.

Invitation

A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.

Invite

To tend to bring on; provoke
"Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad" (John Jay).

Invitation

Allurement; enticement.

Invite

To entice; tempt.

Invitation

(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.

Invite

An invitation.

Invitation

(Christianity) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.

Invite

(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
We invited our friends round for dinner.

Invitation

(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.

Invite

(transitive) To request formally.
I invite you all to be seated.

Invitation

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.

Invite

(transitive) To encourage.
I always invite criticism of my definitions.
Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention.

Invitation

A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.

Invite

(transitive) To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

Invitation

Allurement; enticement.
She gives the leer of invitation.

Invite

(informal) An invitation.

Invitation

A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something;
An invitation to lunch
She threw the invitation away

Invite

To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion.
So many guests invite as here are writ.
I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this.

Invitation

A tempting allurement;
She was an invitation to trouble

Invite

To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
To inveigle and invite the unwary sense.
Shady groves, that easy sleep invite.
There no delusive hope invites despair.

Invite

To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

Invite

To give invitation.

Invite

A colloquial expression for invitation;
He didn't get no invite to the party

Invite

Increase the likelihood of;
Ask for trouble
Invite criticism

Invite

Invite someone to one's house;
Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?

Invite

Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting;
The window displays tempted the shoppers

Invite

Ask someone in a friendly way to do something

Invite

Have as a guest;
I invited them to a restaurant

Invite

Ask to enter;
We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee

Invite

Request the participation or presence of;
The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference

Invite

Express willingness to have in one's home or environs;
The community warmly received the refugees

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