Word · 単語
招く
Reading まねく
to invite
- 1 to invite, to ask
- 2 to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
- 3 to call in, to send for, to summon
- 4 to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in
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例文 · examples
私たちはジェーンとエレンを招くつもりだ。
We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.
sense 1 · to invite
警官は人差し指で僕を招いた。
The policeman beckoned to me with his forefinger.
sense 2 · to beckon
私の誤りは彼の怒りを招いた。
My mistake incurred his anger.
sense 4 · to bring on oneself
旱魃は食糧不足を招いた。
The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
旧友がレセプションに招かれた。
Old friends were invited to the reception.