What is the meaning of inviting?

verb

• Increase the likelihood of.
  • usage: "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
  • synonyms: invite, ask for
• Invite someone to one's house.
  • usage: "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night"
  • synonyms: invite, ask over, ask round
• Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting.
  • usage: "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
  • synonyms: tempt, invite
• Ask someone in a friendly way to do something.
  • synonyms: invite, bid
• Have as a guest.
  • usage: "I invited them to a restaurant"
  • synonyms: invite, pay for
• Ask to enter.
  • usage: "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
  • synonyms: invite, ask in
• Request the participation or presence of.
  • usage: "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
  • synonyms: invite, call for
• Express willingness to have in one's home or environs.
  • usage: "The community warmly received the refugees"
  • synonyms: receive, take in, invite

adjective

• Attractive and tempting.
  • usage: "an inviting offer"