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invite — [ ɛ̃vit ] n. f. • 1767; de inviter 1 ♦ Jeux de cartes, vx Appel. 2 ♦ (fin XIX e) Invitation indirecte plus ou moins déguisée (à faire qqch.). « l invite à la riposte » (Courteline). « C était une invite à le laisser » (A. Gide). Une invite… … Encyclopédie Universelle
invité — invite [ ɛ̃vit ] n. f. • 1767; de inviter 1 ♦ Jeux de cartes, vx Appel. 2 ♦ (fin XIX e) Invitation indirecte plus ou moins déguisée (à faire qqch.). « l invite à la riposte » (Courteline). « C était une invite à le laisser » (A. Gide). Une invite … Encyclopédie Universelle
invite — in‧vite [ɪnˈvaɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to offer someone the opportunity to do something: invite somebody to do something • Contractors will then be invited to tender for the work. • Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. •… … Financial and business terms
invite — invite, bid, solicit, court, woo are comparable when they mean to request or encourage a person or a thing to come to one or to fall in with one s plans or desires. Invite in its ordinary and usual sense implies a courteous request to go… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Invite — In*vite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Invite — Жанры металкор электроника Годы 2005 наши дни Страна … Википедия
invite — noun (with the stress on the first syllable). This is a good example of a word that has been in more or less continuous use since the 17c but has not attained the acceptability afforded to its rival, invitation. Dr Johnson must have known it but… … Modern English usage
invité — invité, ée (in vi té, tée) part. passé d inviter. Les personnes invitées au bal. • Qu invité chez la reine, il ait soin de s y rendre, RAC. Esth. II, 7. Substantivement. Quel est le nombre des invités ? … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
invite — [in vīt′; ] for n. [ in′vīt΄] vt. invited, inviting [Fr inviter < L invitare < in , IN 1 + ? IE base * wei , to go directly toward, chase after > L via & OE wæthan, to hunt] 1. to ask courteously to come somewhere or do something;… … English World dictionary
Invite — In*vite , v. i. To give invitation. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invite — index call (appeal to), call (summon), motivate, offer (propose), proffer, request … Law dictionary
