invitation

A2 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #3557

Meanings

1

noun
A spoken or written request asking someone to come to or take part in something.

I received an invitation to my friend's wedding.
2

noun
A card or message that contains an invitation.

We need to print fifty invitations for the party.
3

noun
Something that encourages or seems likely to lead to a particular result.

Leaving the door unlocked is an invitation to thieves.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms invitations

Derived forms disinvitatione-invitationinvitationalreinvitationuninvitationunvitation

Etymology

From 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).

invitacioun Middle English invītātio Latin

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Topics

Verbs of Movement

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# invitation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 3557

## Meanings
1. A spoken or written request asking someone to come to or take part in something.
2. A card or message that contains an invitation.
3. Something that encourages or seems likely to lead to a particular result.

## Examples
- I received an invitation to my friend's wedding.
- We need to print fifty invitations for the party.
- Leaving the door unlocked is an invitation to thieves.

## Derived Forms
- disinvitation
- e-invitation
- invitational
- reinvitation
- uninvitation
- unvitation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: invitacioun
- Root: invītātio

## Etymology
From 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).

## AI Etymology
Invitation comes from 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). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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