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"Invite" is a verb, not a noun. The noun version is "invitaion" (sic), as in did you receive the invitation to the meeting. Only in the past few years have people been referring to an inviation (sic) as an "invite". Just plain incorrect grammar.
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Is invite really a noun? Yes. Some people feel strongly that the role of invite should be restricted to that of verb, but the English language changes and grows according to its own peculiar whims, and not those of people who write angry letters to dictionaries.
- NOUN. A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. man... Butte College... house... happiness. A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
- PRONOUN. A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. She... we... they... it A pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun, which is called its antecedent.
- VERB. A verb expresses action or being. jump... is... write... become. The verb in a sentence expresses action or being. There is a main verb and sometimes one or more helping verbs.
- ADJECTIVE. An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. pretty... old... blue... smart. An adjective is a word used to modify or describe a noun or a pronoun.
Incidentally, invite as a noun is usually pronounced differently from the verb. The verb is in-VITE, while the noun has the accent on the first syllable— IN-vite. Examples. Neither Mr. Franklin, or Mr. Oldacre was ever in Mr. Senior’s house, or on his farm, and the invite given by Mr. S. to Mr. Jellicoe to visit him was made and accepted.
Word forms: invites , invites , inviting , invited pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (ɪnvaɪt ). The noun is pronounced (ɪnvaɪt ). 1. verb A2. If you invite someone to something such as a party or a meal, you ask them to come to it. She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey.
The parts of speech refer to categories to which a word belongs. In English, there are eight of them : verbs , nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Many English words fall into more than one part of speech category. Take the word light as an example.
Check pronunciation: invite. Definition of invite verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
