inviting
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tɪŋ adjective
attractive, alluring, or tempting: an inviting offer.
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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.
noun
7.
Informal. an invitation.
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World English Dictionary
| 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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| —adj | |
| tempting; alluring; attractive | |
| in'vitingly | |
| —adv | |
| in'vitingness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
invite
1530s, a back formation from invitation; as a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Trade fragile-looking or matching tableware for an inviting, eclectic mix.
Even if you're not the one playing, the constant barrage of oddball antics are instantly inviting and attention grabbing.
In particular, think about brown basmati rice, whose slender grains offer an inviting combination of elegance and earthy chew.
On the other hand, conditions elsewhere look less inviting.
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