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# invite

«invite» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to ask them to come to a party, a meal, your home or an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (invite, invites, invited, inviting); noun (an invite — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To invite someone is to ask them to come to a party, a meal, your home or an event. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#m1)

2) To invite something is to ask for it politely: «We invite questions». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#m2)

3) To invite trouble is to make something bad more likely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#m3)

4) An invite (informal) is an invitation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In manners lessons, when you invite someone, tell them when and where; when invited, reply (RSVP) to say yes or no and say thank you. Inviting someone who is left out is kind. In safety, do not invite people you met online to your home or accept invites from strangers. Phrases: «invite over», «invite round» (UK), «invite to».

### examples

- And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they knew not any thing. (Prophets 2SA.15.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x1)
- And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons. (Prophets 2SA.13.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x2)
- And his sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. (Writings JOB.1.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x3)
- I want to invite my whole class to my party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x4)
- Thank you for inviting me! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x5)
- We invited Grandma for Sunday lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x6)
- Can I invite a friend over? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x7)
- She invited the new girl to play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x8)
- Leaving your bike unlocked invites theft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x9)
- Did you get an invite to the party? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x10)
- Never invite strangers from the internet to your house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x11)
- I invite thee to my wedding." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/#x12)

### note

Noun: «invitation» (formal); «invite» as a noun is informal. Stress: verb «in-VITE», noun «IN-vite». «Inviting» as an adjective means attractive: «The pool looked inviting».

### In the corpora

- [He just laughs, and invites the Mole to spend the whole day on the river with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river/10/)
- [Why didn't you invite me?» He and the Mole are friends at once.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/2/)
- [Why didn't you invite me, Ratty?»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/17/)
- [And yeast has a cousin nobody invited: the fluffy mould on old bread.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work/7/)
- ["Invited to see the head" means sent to the head teacher to be punished.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «invite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.