Polyglot Dictionary

convidar

/kombiˈðaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
convido
preterite (yo)
convidé
past participle
convidado

Meaning

  1. to invite

    • Me convidó a cenar.

      He invited me to dinner.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

invitar

convidar and invitar are close synonyms for "to invite"; convidar is slightly more old-fashioned or regional, common in Latin America for inviting someone to eat or drink.

Similar in other languages

French

inviter

inviter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to invite."

Portuguese

convidar

convidar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to invite."

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