Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

    an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend

    Einladung, Einladen

    приглаше́ниеpriglašénije

    запро́шенняzapróšennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.

    We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.

    Einladung

    приглаше́ниеpriglašénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)Allurement; enticement.

    приглаше́ниеpriglašénije, зама́ниваниеzamánivanije, завлека́ниеzavlekánije

    a tempting allurement

  4. (countable, uncountable)A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.

    Einladung

  5. (countable, uncountable)The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.

Examples

357 sentences
  1. I'm glad to accept your invitation.

    Я радий прийняти ваше запрошення.

    ruЯ рад принять ваше приглашение.

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  2. They declined the invitation to our party.

    Вони відхилили запрошення на вечірку.

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  3. I knew Tom wouldn't accept my invitation.

    Я знав, що Том не прийме моє запрошення.

    ruЯ знал, что Том не примет моё приглашение.

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  4. We had already sent the letters of invitation to the party.

    Ми вже відіслали запрошення на вечірку.

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  5. We sent out the invitations yesterday.

    Вчора ми розіслали запрошення.

    ruМы послали приглашения вчера.

    deWir haben gestern die Einladungen verschickt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of inviting:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of inviting:
allurement; enticement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of inviting:

Origin

From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle F

From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).

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Forms

plural: invitations
Singularinvitation
Pluralinvitations

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
solicitation:invitementlathing

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • an an invitation
  • accept your invitation
  • accepted our invitation
  • accepted the invitation
  • declined the invitation
  • accept my invitation
  • accept his invitation
  • an invitation to
  • for the invitation

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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