invite
gb/ˈɪnvaɪt/ us/ˈɪnvaɪt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Ask someone to attend
To ask someone to come to a place or event.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to invite [someone] to [an event/place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'invite' with 'call' or 'tell' when talking about events, but 'invite' specifically means asking someone to come.
Συνώνυμα
ask (More general; can be used for any request, not just for attending.)
|
request (More formal and less personal than 'invite'.)
Αντώνυμα
uninvite (To take back an invitation already given.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
invite guests
|invite friends
|invite someone over
|invite someone to dinner
|invite someone to a party
Θέματα
daily life
|social
|communication
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- We decided to invite all our neighbors to the barbecue.
- She invited me to her birthday party next week.
- He invited several colleagues over for dinner.
- They invited us to visit them in Paris.
- I invited my parents to stay for the weekend.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I invited my friend to my house.
- She invited us to her wedding.
- We invited him to the party.
- They invited me to dinner.
- He invited his parents to visit.
Ρήμα
B2
action
2
Cause or encourage something
To do something that makes a result more likely, often a bad one.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to invite [trouble/criticism/attack/etc.]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it involves asking someone in person; it's figurative for causing a situation.
Συνώνυμα
provoke (Implies actively causing a reaction, often negative.)
|
encourage (More general; can be positive or negative.)
Αντώνυμα
avoid (To keep away from something, preventing it from happening.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
invite trouble
|invite criticism
|invite disaster
Θέματα
communication
|risk
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Ignoring safety rules invites accidents.
- His rude comments invited criticism from the audience.
- Poor planning invites problems later on.
- Leaving valuables in your car invites theft.
- Not preparing for the meeting invites failure.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Not wearing a helmet invites injury.
- Being late invites trouble.
- Loud noise at night invites complaints.
- Leaving the door open invites problems.
- Bad behavior invites punishment.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
3
Request to attend an event
A short way of saying 'invitation'. It means a request to come somewhere.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize 'invite' as a noun is informal and should be avoided in formal writing; use 'invitation' instead.
Συνώνυμα
invitation (The standard and more formal term.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
send an invite
|get an invite
|accept an invite
Θέματα
daily life
|social
|communication
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I got an invite to their wedding.
- She sent me a Facebook invite.
- Did you get an invite for the launch party?
- He handed me an invite on the street.
- We mailed out the invites last week.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I got an invite to the party.
- She sent me an invite by email.
- We sent invites to all friends.
- He gave me an invite yesterday.
- They got invites for the show.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
invite
IPA
GB/ˈɪnvaɪt/
US/ˈɪnvaɪt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
in - vite (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: invite
- 3rd Person Singular: invites
- Present Participle: inviting
- Past: invited
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
invites
verb
inviting
verb
invited
verb
Core family
invitation
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
uninvited
adjective
uninviting
adjective
Advanced or less common
invitee
noun
invitingly
adverb B2
Εκφράσεις
be invited to do something
1/bˈi ɪnvˈaɪtɪd tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Asked politely to do something or attend
When someone asks you in a polite way to do something or go somewhere.
Παραδείγματα
- I was invited to speak at the conference.
- They were invited to join the meeting.
invite someone over
1/ɪnvˈaɪt sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈoʊvɚ/
fixed phrase
Ask someone to visit your home
To ask a person to come to your home for a short time.
Παραδείγματα
- We invited our neighbors over for coffee.
- She often invites friends over on weekends.
invite trouble
1/ɪnvˈaɪt tɹˈʌbəl/
fixed phrase
Act in a way that causes problems
To do something that makes bad things more likely to happen.
Παραδείγματα
- Walking alone at night in that area is just inviting trouble.
- If you drive so fast, you're inviting trouble.