invitation
/,invi'teiʃn/
Definition
- Noun:
- A spoken or written request to attend an event or participate in an activity: A formal or informal offer asking someone to be present somewhere or to do something.
- Something that encourages or tempts someone to do something, often something unwise: An action or quality that acts as an inducement or provocation, often leading to a negative outcome.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- I received a wedding invitation in the mail.
- She sent out invitations to her birthday party.
- His carelessness was an open invitation to theft. (Here, it means his carelessness tempted or encouraged theft.)
Advanced Usage
- "An invitation to (trouble/danger/etc.)": A situation or action that is likely to cause a specific negative result.
- Leaving your car unlocked is an invitation to trouble.
- "At the invitation of (someone)": Having been invited by a specific person or group.
- She spoke at the conference at the invitation of the organizers.
Variants and Related Words
- Invite (verb): To ask someone politely or formally to come somewhere or to do something.
- I would like to invite you to dinner.
- Invitational (adjective): Restricted to participants who have been invited.
- She competed in an invitational tennis tournament.
Synonyms
- Summons: A call to appear, especially in a court of law (more formal/authoritative).
- Bid: An offer, often to do a job for a particular price, but can be an archaic term for an invitation.
- Solicitation: The act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone.
Related Phrases
- R.S.V.P.: An abbreviation for the French phrase "Répondez s'il vous plaît," meaning "Please respond," often found on written invitations.
- Open invitation: A standing offer that is valid for an extended period or indefinitely.
- You have an open invitation to visit us anytime.
Idioms
- A standing invitation: A permanent or long-term invitation that does not need to be renewed.
- My parents gave me a standing invitation for Sunday dinners.
Noun
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a tempting allurement
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she was an invitation to trouble
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a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
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an invitation to lunch
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she threw the invitation away
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