invitation
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- noun
- /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
:
invitación
- First of all, he accepted our invitation to go to lunch with some of you.
- accept an invitation
- decline an invitation
- respond to an invitation
Predictions that come true bring invitations to talk on CNBC.
- Predictions that come true bring invitations to talk on CNBC.
- And we received an invitation to to do this project.
- I have just accepted Her Majesty the Queen's kind invitation to form a new government.
- Well, first, let me thank homie for the invitation to be part of this panel discussion.
- In the beginning, the invitations to their funerals and stuff.
- And his his wedding invitations were in the mail.
Examples
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The formal invitation arrived in the mail, detailing the time and location of the event.
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The Hormel Company responded to her letter with an invitation to audition for the band.
Academic text (2015) -
Thanks to Jack for the invitation to present.
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One, yes, the invitation specifically stated it was a wedding.
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I just received my invitation in the mail today, as a matter of fact.
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I must have read the invitation wrong.
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-Thank you for the invitation, Annie.
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None of these students' parents accepted the invitation to accompany their children in the activities.
Academic text (2008) -
I have just accepted Her Majesty the Queen's kind invitation to form a new government.
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Of these 40 school districts, 10 declined our invitation to participate, and six school districts did not respond.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.4
A short informal note asking someone to come to an event
Antonyms
Compounds
How Formal
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- Informal
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Invitation comes from the Latin verb invitare, which means 'to ask someone to come' and is the same root as invite, so an invitation is a spoken or written 'ask' to join an event.