invite to

invite (someone or oneself) to (something)

1. To offer someone the opportunity to attend something. Amber invited me to her party, but I already have plans that day, unfortunately.
2. To attend something despite not having been invited by the host. Usually conveys a sense of intrusion. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "invite" and "to." Of course I didn't invite Kelly—she invited herself to the mall with us!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

invite someone to something

to bid or request someone to come to an event. Shall we invite Sally to the party? I didn't invite her. She invited herself to this affair.
See also: invite
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • invite (someone or oneself) to (something)
  • expect (someone or something) for (something)
  • expect for
  • crash the party
  • place (someone or something) in the care of (someone)
  • place (someone or something) in the charge of (someone)
  • leave (someone or something) in the care of (someone)
  • leave (someone or something) in the charge of (someone)
  • place (someone or something) in (someone's) care
  • place (someone or something) under (someone's) care
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Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, reportedly feels hurt after she didn't score an invite to the royal wedding reception.
Prince Harry's Ex-Girlfriend Chelsy Davy 'Hurt' After Not Receiving Wedding Invite
Reptile FX has taken its animated video offering beyond just the wedding invite to include a suite of other offerings such Save the Date, Sangeet, Mehendi, Reception, Youngsters invite etc.
Reptile FX introduces video invites for wedding celebrations
Varun Sharma said, "Q Invites are an invitation to Qiku's #GameChanger club and not just an invite to buy Q Terra.
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Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.' The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.
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The health service, he said, "has no locus to decide whom Catholic schools invite to speak.
Health board complains about chastity speaker at catholic school
One month after its launch and still no invite to join Google Plus.
No invite to Google Plus yet - not that I'm desperate
THE Obamas will visit the UK in May - casting doubt on an invite to the royal wedding.
MAY 24TH BE WITH YOU AS OBAMAS PAY A VISIT; But are they invited to royal wedding?
It is the only one of the four Majors you can get invited to - you don't get an invite to The Open or the US Open or the US PGA.
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It remains unknown, however, whether Archbishop Williams will bow to pressure coming from more conservative bishops and primates of the Anglican Communion not to invite to the conference bishops from the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) and the Anglican Church of Canada because of their more liberal views on homosexuality.
Archbishop unveils details for Lambeth
It's an invite to me 'plus 1' and involves the afternoon reception and evening p *** up (a bus will carry you there, and drag you to the nearest b&b or train station after).
I HATE BRIDE SO BID FOR MY INVITE; Wedding guest's auction on
Hey, we can't all get invited to everything, and just think--that's one less person you'll have to invite to your next soiree.
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According to royal commentator (https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/946444/royal-wedding-pippa-middleton-prince-harry-meghan-markle-2018-date) Richard Fitzwilliams , the Duchess of Cambridge's sister might receive an invite to Prince Harry and Markle's royal wedding.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Might Invite Pippa Middleton To Wedding
One Plus has put up an invite contest in place on its Indian website, where you can subscribe to the OnePlus newsletter and it will select 1000 people from its subscription pool who will get an invite to buy the phone.
Here are 5 ways to get a OnePlus One invite In India
Stamp the corners of your invite to leave room for party info in the center.
GIRLS' NIGHT IN
The Peterborough native scored an invite to the royal couple's nuptials for her affiliation with (https://news.url.google.com/url?sa=j&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fnews%2Fgta%2F2018%2F04%2F12%2Fcharity-work-lands-peterborough-teen-an-invite-to-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-wedding.html&uct=1522149205&usg=oQKkoqGQvF1IlXn0Ixg-b7Msfn4.) The Diana Award , a mentoring program named after the late Princess of Wales.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Invite Faith Dickinson To Their Wedding