invited
past simple and past participle ofinvite
| 单词 | invited |
| 释义 | invited past simple and past participle ofinvite invite verb[T] uk/ɪnˈvaɪt/us/ɪnˈvaɪt/inviteverb[T](ASK TO AN EVENT)A1 toaskorrequestsomeone to go to anevent: We're invitedtoLola'sparty. Candidates who aresuccessfulin the writtentestwill be invitedforaninterview. [+ obj + to infinitive]Herfamilyinvited metostaywith them for a fewweeks.
Inviting & summoning
inviteverb[T](REQUEST FORMALLY)C1 torequestsomething,especiallyformallyorpolitely: Offers in theregionof £1,000,000 are invitedfortheproperty. [+ obj + to infinitive]Thenewspaperinvitedreaderstowrite in withtheirviews. Making appeals & requests
inviteverb[T](ENCOURAGE)C2 toactin a way thatcausesorencouragessomething tohappenor someone tobelieveorfeelsomething: Behavingprovocativelyinclassis just invitingtrouble. Such abadlypresentedexhibitioninvitescriticism. Encouraging and urging on
Phrasal verbsinvitesomeonein invitesomeoneover Examplesofinvitedinvited In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Potential participants wereinvitedto attend interviews, and participation was voluntary. From theCambridge English Corpus A group of scholars were thereforeinvitedto present their national case stories from the field. From theCambridge English Corpus But in dramatic situations involving 'real music', verisimilitudeinvitedmusical expansiveness. From theCambridge English Corpus Weinvitedsixteen experts to participate in the scoring exercise of which eleven experts indicated their willingness to participate in the study. From theCambridge English Corpus Contributors to any of the four workshops wereinvitedto submit full articles to the special issue, but submission was open to everyone. From theCambridge English Corpus All this doubtless reflects the nature of the workshop and the way in which participants wereinvitedor delegated. From theCambridge English Corpus Response rate forinvitedsubjects for this qualitative study was 57%. From theCambridge English Corpus Impartial observers areinvitedto make their own calculation of the evidence and credibility of all concerned. From theCambridge English Corpus Respondents wereinvitedby letter to express their availability for two different dates on which they might be able to attend a focus group session. From theCambridge English Corpus Each of these longer pieces will be followed in a future issue byinvitedcommentaries. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter was theninvitedto draft, as a coda, a reflection to the various commentaries. From theCambridge English Corpus Each chapter is followed by comments from aninvitedreviewer, which readers will find of great interest. From theCambridge English Corpus A total of 184 of the 1150 inmates were chosen randomly andinvitedto participate in the study. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes, wine-shop keepersinvitedpeople to their establishments, either when they met in the street or at other public houses. From theCambridge English Corpus Oriented toward affect bonding between the par ticipants,invitedguessing both indexes and strengthens their relationship. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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