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• invitation */*/ — UK [ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms invitation : singular invitation plural invitations 1) a written or spoken request asking someone to spend time with you socially or to come to a social event The wedding invitations went out… …   English dictionary

• invitation — in|vi|ta|tion [ ,ınvı teıʃn ] noun count ** 1. ) a written or spoken request asking someone to spend time with you socially or to come to a social event: The wedding invitations went out yesterday. invitation to: Nobody in the office had received …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• invitation — noun 1 (C) a written or spoken request to someone, inviting them to go somewhere or do something (+ to): Did you get an invitation to the party? | invitation to do sth: Shortly afterwards, Dawson received an invitation to speak at a scientific… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• invitation — in‧vi‧ta‧tion [ˌɪnvˈteɪʆn] noun [countable] 1. an offer of an opportunity that is made to someone: • She turned down an invitation to serve on the company s board. 2. FINANCE invitation to subscribe an occasion when a company offers shares for… …   Financial and business terms

• invitation — ► NOUN 1) a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something. 2) the action of inviting. 3) a situation or action inviting a particular outcome or response: his tactics were an invitation to disaster …   English terms dictionary

• invitation — in|vi|ta|tion [ˌınvıˈteıʃən] n 1.) a written or spoken request to someone, inviting them to go somewhere or do something ▪ Shortly afterwards, Dawson received an invitation to speak at a scientific conference. ▪ She accepted his invitation to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• invitation — [[t]ɪ̱nvɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ invitations 1) N COUNT: oft N to inf, N to n An invitation is a written or spoken request to come to an event such as a party, a meal, or a meeting. ...an invitation to lunch... The Syrians have not yet accepted an… …   English dictionary

• invitation — /ˌɪnvɪ teɪʃ(ə)n/ noun an act of asking someone to do something ● to issue an invitation to someone to join the board ● They advertised the invitation to tender for a contract …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• invitation*/*/ — [ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a request for someone to come to an event or to do something a wedding invitation[/ex] The senator refused our invitation to speak.[/ex] an invitation to the party[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Invitation to the Game — infobox Book | name = Invitation to the Game title orig = translator = image caption = author = Monica Hughes illustrator = cover artist = country = Canada language = English series = genre = Science fiction novel publisher = HarperCollins… …   Wikipedia