invite
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or somethingTo ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
» I invited them to the party.
Ich habe sie zur Party eingeladen.
Я запросив його на вечірку.
Я запросила його на вечірку.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
We invited our friends round for dinner.
einladen
приглаша́тьpriglašátʹ, пригласи́тьpriglasítʹ, зватьzvatʹ
запро́шуватиzapróšuvaty, запроси́тиzaprosýty
request the participation or presence of
(transitive)To request formally.
I invite you all to be seated.
I always invite criticism of my essays.
проси́тьprosítʹ, попроси́тьpoprosítʹ
(transitive)To encourage.
Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention.
(transitive)To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
Examples
2323 sentencesI invited them to the party.
Я запросив його на вечірку.
deIch habe sie zur Party eingeladen.
All my friends are invited here.
Всі мої друзі запрошені сюди.
I invited my friends to dinner.
Я запросив друзів на вечерю.
ruЯ пригласил друзей на ужин.
He invited me to his house.
Він запросив мене до себе.
ruОн пригласил меня к себе.
deEr hat mich zu sich nach Hause eingeladen.
I was invited to their wedding.
Мене запросили на їхнє весілля.
ruЯ был приглашён на их свадьбу.
deIch war zu ihrer Hochzeit eingeladen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native English lathe.From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native English lathe.
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Forms
invites, inviting, invited, invitedSynonyms
18 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Informal messages and emails — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- been invited to
- invited to the
- invited to parties
- going to invite
- has been invited
- want to invite
- invited to dinner
- get invited to
- invite to your
- forget to invite
- invited to a
- one who invited