Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To move into.

    Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.

    eindringen, verletzen

    вторга́тьсяvtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнутьсяvtórgnutʹsja

    вдира́тисяvdyrátysja, вде́ртисяvdértysja

  2. (transitive)To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

    Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

    überfallen, einmarschieren, einfallen

    вторга́тьсяvtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнутьсяvtórgnutʹsja, оккупи́роватьokkupírovatʹ

    вдира́тисяvdyrátysja, вде́ртисяvdértysja, окупува́тиokupuváty

  3. (transitive)To infest or overrun.

    The picnic was invaded by ants.

    поража́тьporažátʹ, порази́тьporazítʹ

  4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

    The king invaded the rights of the people.

    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

  5. To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

Examples

169 sentences
  1. We've been invaded by our enemies.

  2. They invaded the country with tanks and guns.

    deSie überfielen das Land mit Panzern und Gewehren. — Sudajaengi

  3. We've been invaded.

  4. The kingdom was invaded by the enemy.

    Королівство було захоплено ворогом. — aandrusiak

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  5. England was invaded by the Danes.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to move into:
to enter by force in order to conquer:
Русский
By meaning 3
to move into:
to enter by force in order to conquer:
to infest or overrun:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to move into:
to enter by force in order to conquer:

Origin

From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).

From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).

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Forms

invades, invading, invaded, invaded
Base forminvade · to invade
3rd person singularinvades
Present participleinvading
Past simpleinvaded
Past participleinvaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinvade
he, she, itinvades

Past simpleLesson

all personsinvaded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave invaded
he, she, ithas invaded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill invade

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
move into:evade

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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