Invites
[in'vaits]
Examples
- And therefore, I said, as we might expect, there is nothing here which invites or excites intelligence. Plato. The Republic.
- Like invites like for good or for evil. Plato. The Republic.
- It is the natural hill, with its mossy breaks and hollows, whose slope invites ascent, whose summit it is pleasure to gain. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mrs Lammle, on a sofa by a table, invites Mr Twemlow's attention to a book of portraits in her hand. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- At Christmas every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He is not disdainful of the study of the lower animals, but invites us to investigate all forms in the expectancy of discovering something natural and beautiful. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Editor: Samantha