invite

/ษชnหˆvaษชt/

IPA: /IH0 N V AY1 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

    โ€œWe invited our friends round for dinner.โ€

  2. 2

    To request formally.

    โ€œI invite you all to be seated.โ€

  3. 3

    To encourage.

    โ€œI always invite criticism of my definitions.โ€

  4. 4

    To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

noun
  1. 1

    An invitation.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/invite