Words / A2

inv-i-TAYSHUN/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/

An invitation is a request to come to an event: a wedding invitation, send an invitation, an invitation to dinner. Invite is the verb: they invited us. Receive / accept / turn down an invitation are useful collocations. Invitation is countable. Do not write “an invite” in careful A2 writing — that noun is informal.

Meaning

A request asking someone to come to an event.

Examples

• “I received an invitation to the wedding.”
• “Have you replied to their invitation yet?”
• “She sent invitations to all her classmates.”

Good to know

an invitation to + event. Verb: invite. accept / turn down an invitation.

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