verb
- to ask someone to come to an event or to do something
- to encourage or make something likely to happen
noun
- an invitation to an event
Usage: informal
Examples
- She invited me to her birthday party.
- We should invite the new neighbors over for dinner.
- His rude behavior invites criticism.
- Leaving your car unlocked invites theft.
- Did you get an invite to the wedding?
- The company invited applications for the new position.
- They invited trouble by ignoring the warning signs.