Meaning & use
extend the invite
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Meaning
phraseidiominformal
To offer or give someone an invitation, especially in a casual way.
Grammar: Used as a verb phrase; the object usually comes after 'the invite': extend the invite to someone.
Patterns
- extend the invite to someone
- extend an invite to someone
- extend the invite
We decided to extend the invite to our neighbors as well.
She extended the invite to her whole team, not just a few people.
If you want him to come, you should extend the invite soon.
Common combinations
- extend the invite to someone
- They extended the invite to all their friends from college.
- extend an invite
- He extended an invite to the party, but I couldn't go.
- kindly extend the invite
- She kindly extended the invite to my parents.
Synonyms and how they differ
- invite someone
- A direct verb use; 'extend the invite' is more of a set phrase and sounds slightly more formal in structure.
- offer an invitation
- More formal; 'extend the invite' is casual and often used in spoken English.
Commonly confused: extend the invite or extend an invitation?
extend the invite vs extend an invitation
This is the formal version. Use it in business or official writing; 'extend the invite' is informal.
Practice
We should ______ to the new employees so they feel welcome.
Choose one answer.
'Extend the invite' is the informal phrase that fits here. 'Extend the invitation' is also correct but more formal; 'extend an invite' is possible but less common; 'extend invite' is not grammatical because 'invite' as a noun needs a determiner.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “extend the invite”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.