French word

invité

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃vite/

Meaning

  • masculine nounguest

Example

Demain, j'aurai un invité.

Tomorrow, I'll have a guest.

Illustration for invité (guest)

More examples

Hier soir, il y avait un invité surprise.

Last night, there was a surprise guest.

Core concept

A person welcomed because someone has asked them to attend, whether as a guest, speaker, or visitor.

Common phrases

  • invité d'honneur

    guest of honor

  • invité surprise

    surprise guest

  • invité à dîner

    dinner guest

Similar words

hôte: Someone who receives and entertains guests.
visiteur: Someone who comes to see a place or person.
convive: A guest invited to share a meal with others.

Definition in French

Personne présente en un lieu parce qu'on l'a invitée, par exemple un convive, un intervenant ou un visiteur.

Word origin

The noun invité comes from the past participle of inviter, ultimately from Latin invitare, and developed the sense of a person who has been invited.

Usage tips

  • Invité takes the feminine form invitée, so the usual forms are un invité for a man and une invitée for a woman.

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