invitation

🇺🇸 /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

A request asking someone to come or do something.

I got an invitation to join the meeting.

B1

The act of asking someone to come or join.

You need an invitation to enter the event.

B1

A card or paper that asks someone to come.

She sent out the party invitation last week.

R

Something that makes a bad thing more likely to happen.

Leaving your car open is like an invitation for thieves.

translation

n. A request asking someone to come or do something.; The act of asking someone to come or join.; A card or paper that asks someone to come.; Something that makes a bad thing more likely to happen.

Word Forms

Plural invitations