Invitation
noun
A written or verbal request asking someone to go somewhere or do something.
She sent me an invitation to her birthday party.
Often appears as...
- party invitation
- wedding invitation
noun
The act of inviting someone.
The invitation of guests to the wedding was a tiring task.
Often appears as...
- invitation process
- invitation list
noun
A situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely.
Leaving the cake on the table was an invitation to the kids to eat it.
Often appears as...
- invitation to trouble
- invitation to disaster
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A proposal or offer.
The company made an invitation to bid on the construction project.
Often appears as...
- invitation to bid
- invitation to negotiate
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A written or verbal request asking someone to go somewhere or do something.
She sent me an invitation to her birthday party.
Often appears as...
- party invitation
- wedding invitation
noun
The act of inviting someone.
The invitation of guests to the wedding was a tiring task.
Often appears as...
- invitation process
- invitation list
noun
A situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely.
Leaving the cake on the table was an invitation to the kids to eat it.
Often appears as...
- invitation to trouble
- invitation to disaster
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A proposal or offer.
The company made an invitation to bid on the construction project.
Often appears as...
- invitation to bid
- invitation to negotiate
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variation
Invitation customs vary; some cultures expect invites for events that others don't.
In her country, a wedding invitation is a must, while in his, a verbal invite suffices.
Pro Tip 2/3Response Expectation
An invitation typically requires a response, so let the sender know if you'll attend.
After receiving the invitation, he promptly RSVP'd.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Clue
The style of an invitation often hints at the formality of the event.
The gold embossed invitation suggested a formal gala.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variation
Invitation customs vary; some cultures expect invites for events that others don't.
In her country, a wedding invitation is a must, while in his, a verbal invite suffices.
Pro Tip 2/3Response Expectation
An invitation typically requires a response, so let the sender know if you'll attend.
After receiving the invitation, he promptly RSVP'd.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Clue
The style of an invitation often hints at the formality of the event.
The gold embossed invitation suggested a formal gala.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variation
Invitation customs vary; some cultures expect invites for events that others don't.
In her country, a wedding invitation is a must, while in his, a verbal invite suffices.
Pro Tip 2/3Response Expectation
An invitation typically requires a response, so let the sender know if you'll attend.
After receiving the invitation, he promptly RSVP'd.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Clue
The style of an invitation often hints at the formality of the event.
The gold embossed invitation suggested a formal gala.
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Drew Dudley: Everyday...
I got an invitation to their wedding. Here's the I don't remember that. I have no recollection of that moment. I've searched my memory banks, because that is funny and I should remember doing it and I don't. That was such an eye-opening, transformative moment for me, to think that maybe the biggest impact I'd ever had on anyone's life,
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The Spider Monkeys of...
Thank you. Thank you for this invitation and it was a pleasure to sharing this with you. Well, that's all we've got time for today. Join me next time where i'll be talking to another amazing conservationist and discovering another incredible part of the world. And if you have a special place on earth that you would
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It's not fair having 12...
Curious encounters were happening to me at the time; I'd been accepting numerous invitations to speak on the design of the cheetah legs around the world. And people would come up to me after the conference, after my talk, men and women. And the conversation would go something like this,
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We need women in...
such a thing and it was so proud I was so proud to have this woman president there but I didn't know and I extended the invitation every day in two weeks but in any event it was something quite spectacular for all Americans and for the world to see this woman acclaimed in
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Jeff Bezos: The...
Bride You said you had a large selection of invitations. But we do. Bride Then why does she have my invitation? What may be a little thing to some ... Bride You are mine, little man. Could be a really big deal to you. Husband Is that your wife?
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The mad scientist of...
I thought if I skipped it might help my nerves, but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation to present to you some of my music and some of my work
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The Life of a Photograph...
photographer I have the thought from the time I first held the camera in my hands and felt how right it felt in my hands that it was a dynamic invitation to be in life to get up out of my chair to walk out the door to be in the light to
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What makes a hero? -...
Call to Adventure. The hero receives a mysterious message. An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure The hero crosses the threshold from his normal, safe home,
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Peter van Uhm: Why I...
I see a very special audience. You are the reason why I said yes to the invitation to come here today. When I look around, I see people who want to make a contribution.
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The call to learn PIPE...
I'm delighted to be here. I'm honored by the invitation, and thanks. I would love to talk about stuff that I'm interested in,
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Drew Dudley: Everyday...
I got an invitation to their wedding. Here's the I don't remember that. I have no recollection of that moment. I've searched my memory banks, because that is funny and I should remember doing it and I don't. That was such an eye-opening, transformative moment for me, to think that maybe the biggest impact I'd ever had on anyone's life,
Video examples
The Spider Monkeys of...
Thank you. Thank you for this invitation and it was a pleasure to sharing this with you. Well, that's all we've got time for today. Join me next time where i'll be talking to another amazing conservationist and discovering another incredible part of the world. And if you have a special place on earth that you would
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
Curious encounters were happening to me at the time; I'd been accepting numerous invitations to speak on the design of the cheetah legs around the world. And people would come up to me after the conference, after my talk, men and women. And the conversation would go something like this,
Video examples
We need women in...
such a thing and it was so proud I was so proud to have this woman president there but I didn't know and I extended the invitation every day in two weeks but in any event it was something quite spectacular for all Americans and for the world to see this woman acclaimed in
Video examples
Jeff Bezos: The...
Bride You said you had a large selection of invitations. But we do. Bride Then why does she have my invitation? What may be a little thing to some ... Bride You are mine, little man. Could be a really big deal to you. Husband Is that your wife?
Video examples
The mad scientist of...
I thought if I skipped it might help my nerves, but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation to present to you some of my music and some of my work
Video examples
The Life of a Photograph...
photographer I have the thought from the time I first held the camera in my hands and felt how right it felt in my hands that it was a dynamic invitation to be in life to get up out of my chair to walk out the door to be in the light to
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
Call to Adventure. The hero receives a mysterious message. An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure The hero crosses the threshold from his normal, safe home,
Video examples
Peter van Uhm: Why I...
I see a very special audience. You are the reason why I said yes to the invitation to come here today. When I look around, I see people who want to make a contribution.
Video examples
The call to learn PIPE...
I'm delighted to be here. I'm honored by the invitation, and thanks. I would love to talk about stuff that I'm interested in,
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Quote examples
Karl Abraham
German Psychologist
Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily yield to it. There are children who will hardly oppose any resistance to the invitation of an unknown person to follow him; others who react in an opposite way in the same circumstances.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
I've been all over the world on my own because, as a scientist, you travel a great deal if your work is reasonably successful or published. I get invitations to go to all sorts of strange countries where I would mostly be by myself and just meet other people there, instead of having travelling companions.
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M. Ward
American Musician
I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
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Princess Michael of Kent
My mother, when I married, said you must have separate bathrooms and separate bedrooms. That was the only sure way of keeping a marriage alive because it was an invitation as opposed to just being there and that makes it more romantic.
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Jens Stoltenberg
Norwegian Politician
When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people.
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John Lone
American Actor
But as a woman, I really started feeling vulnerable on the set, and I really felt that it was important that I should not be open for invitation or making myself look as though I was waiting for something.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.
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James Van Der Beek
American Actor
I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further.
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Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
The words 'come unto Christ' are an invitation. It is the most important invitation you could ever offer to another person. It is the most important invitation anyone could accept.
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Steven Millhauser
American Novelist
Writing is a way of getting at the things most people would prefer to escape. Writing takes me to the center of life. That's my invitation to my readers as well.
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Karl Abraham
German Psychologist
Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily yield to it. There are children who will hardly oppose any resistance to the invitation of an unknown person to follow him; others who react in an opposite way in the same circumstances.
Quote examples
Robert Winston
British Scientist
I've been all over the world on my own because, as a scientist, you travel a great deal if your work is reasonably successful or published. I get invitations to go to all sorts of strange countries where I would mostly be by myself and just meet other people there, instead of having travelling companions.
Quote examples
M. Ward
American Musician
I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
Quote examples
Princess Michael of Kent
My mother, when I married, said you must have separate bathrooms and separate bedrooms. That was the only sure way of keeping a marriage alive because it was an invitation as opposed to just being there and that makes it more romantic.
Quote examples
Jens Stoltenberg
Norwegian Politician
When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people.
Quote examples
John Lone
American Actor
But as a woman, I really started feeling vulnerable on the set, and I really felt that it was important that I should not be open for invitation or making myself look as though I was waiting for something.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.
Quote examples
James Van Der Beek
American Actor
I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further.
Quote examples
Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
The words 'come unto Christ' are an invitation. It is the most important invitation you could ever offer to another person. It is the most important invitation anyone could accept.
Quote examples
Steven Millhauser
American Novelist
Writing is a way of getting at the things most people would prefer to escape. Writing takes me to the center of life. That's my invitation to my readers as well.
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