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invites

  • plural
    of invite.
    invite
    verb (used with object)
    to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something.
  • present tense form
    of invite (3rd person singular).
    invite
    verb (used with object)
    to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something.

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The network invites them into the studio so its audience can watch them lose.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rather than declining invitations that you can’t afford, proffer your own invites for dinner or to a barbecue or the county fair.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“By widening the retirement benefit gap between safety members and non-safety members, this measure invites future changes that would expose our retirement system to additional risk,” Mr. Newsom wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The outsize nature of the production invites overacting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Joey invites Marie to visit Tala so she can see the colony for herself.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly