invited

4 definitions • 7 examples

past simple and past participle of

to ask or request someone to go to an event:

We're invited to Lola's party.

Candidates who are successful in the written test will be invited for an interview.

[ + obj + to infinitive ] Her family invited me to stay with them for a few weeks.

to request something, especially formally or politely:

Offers in the region of £1,000,000 are invited for the property.

[ + obj + to infinitive ] The newspaper invited readers to write in with their views.

to act in a way that causes or encourages something to happen or someone to believe or feel something:

Behaving provocatively in class is just inviting trouble.

Such a badly presented exhibition invites criticism.