invitation
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's companyThe act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
» I'm glad to accept your invitation.
Я рад принять ваше приглашение.
Я рада принять ваше приглашение.
Я радий прийняти ваше запрошення.
Я рада прийняти ваше запрошення.
Meaning
6 senses(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
(countable, uncountable)A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
Einladung
приглаше́ниеpriglašénije
(countable, uncountable)Allurement; enticement.
приглаше́ниеpriglašénije, зама́ниваниеzamánivanije, завлека́ниеzavlekánije
a tempting allurement
(countable, uncountable)A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
Einladung
(countable, uncountable)The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
(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 sentencesI'm glad to accept your invitation.
Я радий прийняти ваше запрошення.
ruЯ рад принять ваше приглашение.
They declined the invitation to our party.
Вони відхилили запрошення на вечірку.
I knew Tom wouldn't accept my invitation.
Я знав, що Том не прийме моє запрошення.
ruЯ знал, что Том не примет моё приглашение.
We had already sent the letters of invitation to the party.
Ми вже відіслали запрошення на вечірку.
We sent out the invitations yesterday.
Вчора ми розіслали запрошення.
ruМы послали приглашения вчера.
deWir haben gestern die Einladungen verschickt.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle FFrom 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| Singular | invitation |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Informal messages and emails — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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