1.b> (), , ; to invite a person to dinner [to one's house, to a wedding] [ / , ] ; she didn't invite me in ()i> ; to be invited to a public reception ;
2.b> 1) i> (); i> ; to invite questions [opinions] [ ] [. .i> 2)]; to invite smb. to reconsider his decision / ; to invite smb. to be chief executive ;
2) (), , ; to invite interest / ; the letter invited some questions [remarks] [] [. .i> 1)]; the quiet invites sleep ; to invite disaster / ;
3) i> () / / ; some shops invite people to steal by making it too easy to take things i> , ;
3.b> (), ; the rockstrewn streams invite the fisherman ; the swimming pool invites us i> , .