invitee
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vaɪt verb (used with object)
1.
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: to invite friends to dinner.
2.
to request politely or formally: to invite donations.
3.
to act so as to bring on or render probable: to invite accidents by fast driving.
4.
to call forth or give occasion for: Those big shoes invite laughter.
5.
to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.
verb (used without object)
6.
to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
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Invitee
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noun
7.
Informal. an invitation.
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| invite | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc): he invited them to dinner |
| 2. | to make a request for, esp publicly or formally: to invite applications |
| 3. | to bring on or provoke; give occasion for: you invite disaster by your actions |
| 4. | to welcome or tempt |
| —n | |
| 5. | an informal word for invitation |
| [C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from | |
| in'viter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
invite
1530s, a back formation from invitation; as a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s.
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Example sentences
In such cases the possessor is not relieved of the duty of reasonable care which he owes to the invitee for his protection.
Consider where the destination is and where the invitee is coming from.
The determination of an entrant's status as a licensee or invitee is a question of fact for the jury.
In spite of this duty, a business owner is not an insurer of an invitee's safety.
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