Invitation

Quick meaning: Invitation is a noun meaning The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

Meaning

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

More Meanings

1. A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
2. Allurement; enticement.
3. (fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
4. (Christianity) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
5. (bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.

Example Sentences

We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.

an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend

I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46.

At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

Word Forms

• invitations

Synonyms for invitation

Depending on context, synonyms include invitement, lathing, invitational.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include invited, invitational, invite, invitee, summons, tendering.

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