(~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone to something such as a party or a meal, you ask them to come to it.
She ~d him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey...
Barron ~d her to accompany him to the races...
I haven’t been ~d.
...an ~d audience of children from inner-city schools.
VERB: V n prep/adv, V n to-inf, be V-ed, V-ed
2.
If you are ~d to do something, you are formally asked or given permission to do it.
At a future date, managers will be ~d to apply for a management buy-out...
If a new leader emerged, it would then be for the Queen to ~ him to form a government...
The Department is inviting applications from groups within the Borough.
VERB: be V-ed to-inf, V n to-inf, V n
3.
If something you say or do ~s trouble or criticism, it makes trouble or criticism more likely.
Their refusal to compromise will inevitably ~ more criticism from the UN.
VERB: V n
4.
An ~ is an invitation to something such as a party or a meal. (INFORMAL)
They haven’t got an ~ to the wedding.
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