invite meaning
invite :
invitation, request
noun
▪ I received an invite to the party.
▪ I got an invitation to the party.
▪ The invite was sent yesterday.
▪ The invitation was sent yesterday.
paraphrasing
▪ invitation – request
▪ summons – call
invite :
to ask, to request
verb
▪ We will invite them to dinner.
▪ We will ask them to dinner.
▪ She invited me to her wedding.
▪ She asked me to her wedding.
paraphrasing
▪ invite – ask
▪ request – ask
▪ summon – call
▪ bid – ask
Pronunciation
invite [ɪnˈvaɪt]
The stress is on 'vite' and sounds like 'in-vite'.
Common phrases and grammar about invite
invite - Common meaning
noun
invitation, request
verb
to ask, to request
Part of Speech Changes for "invite"
▪ invitation (noun) – a request to join
▪ inviting (adjective) – attractive or tempting
Common Expressions with "invite"
▪ send an invite – give a request
▪ receive an invite – get a request
▪ invite someone over – ask someone to come
▪ invite to a party – ask to join a party
Important examples of invite in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, invite is often used to mean asking someone to join an event.
Example of a confusing word: invoke (to call upon)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Invite is usually used as a transitive verb, meaning it often takes a direct object in TOEIC questions.
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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
invite someone over
'ask someone to visit', used in casual settings.
invite trouble
means 'to cause problems' used when actions lead to issues.
Differences between similar words and invite
invite
,
request
differences
Invite is used to ask someone to join, while request is often used to ask for something formally.
invite
,
summon
differences
Invite means to ask someone to join socially, while summon often means to call someone officially.
Words with the same origin as invite
The origin of invite
invite comes from the Latin 'invitare', which first meant to entertain or allure, and then came to mean to ask.
Word structure
It has the prefix in (into), root vit (to call), and suffix e (verb), meaning 'to call into'.
Words with the same origin
The root of invite is vit (to call). Words with the same root include vital (essential), vitality (energy).
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