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Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): invitation, invite, uninvited, inviting, invitingly
Xem thêm: ask for, ask over, ask round, tempt, bid, pay for, ask in, call for, receive, take in
invite verb
1 ask sb to do sth
ADV. formally, officially | cordially, kindly, warmly You are cordially invited to attend the annual parish meeting. She very kindly invited me to lunch. | personally | along, around/round/over, back, in, out They've invited us over for a drink.
PREP. into As a child I was allowed to play in the garden at the Manor, but I never got invited into the house. | for Let's invite them all for dinner. | to Thank you for inviting me to the meeting.
2 encourage sth
ADV. positively The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.
VERB + INVITE seem to The film seems to invite comparison with ‘The Italian Job’.
n.
he didn't get no invite to the party
v.
ask for trouble
invite criticism
Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?
the window displays tempted the shoppers
I invited them to a restaurant
We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee
The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
The community warmly received the refugees