INVITES Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word invites. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INVITES
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ask for | ||||||||
verb • increase the likelihood of • express the need or desire for | ||||||||
ask | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make a request or demand for something to somebody • direct or put; seek an answer to • consider obligatory; request and expect • address a question to and expect an answer from • require as useful, just, or proper • make a date • require or ask for as a price or condition | ||||||||
beseech | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
bid | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • an attempt to get something • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price • (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make verb • propose a payment • invoke upon • ask for or request earnestly • make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands • make a serious effort to attain something • ask someone in a friendly way to do something | ||||||||
encourage | verbv | |||||||
verb • contribute to the progress or growth of • inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to • spur on | ||||||||
entreat | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
provoke | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
receive | verbv | |||||||
verb • get something; come into possession of • receive a specified treatment (abstract) • register (perceptual input) • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • express willingness to have in one's home or environs • accept as true or valid • bid welcome to; greet upon arrival • convert into sounds or pictures • experience as a reaction • have or give a reception • receive as a retribution or punishment • partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament • regard favorably or with disapproval | ||||||||
request | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority • the verbal act of requesting verb • express the need or desire for • ask (a person) to do something • inquire for (information) | ||||||||
tempt | verbv | |||||||
verb • dispose or incline or entice to • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting • induce into action by using one's charm • try to seduce • try presumptuously | ||||||||
ask in | adverbadv | |||||||
verb • ask to enter | ||||||||
ask out | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a date | ||||||||
ask over | verbv | |||||||
verb • invite someone to one's house | ||||||||
ask round | verbv | |||||||
verb • invite someone to one's house | ||||||||
call for | verbv | |||||||
verb • express the need or desire for • require as useful, just, or proper • request the participation or presence of • gather or collect | ||||||||
pay for | verbv | |||||||
verb • have as a guest |