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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