1 [C] ~ (to sth / to do sth) a spoken or written request to sb to do sth or to go somewhere:
to issue / extend an invitation * to accept / turn down / decline an invitation * an invitation to the party * I have an open invitation (= not restricted to a particular date) to visit my friend in Japan.
2 [U] the act of inviting sb or of being invited:
A concert was held at the invitation of the mayor. * Admission is by invitation only.
3 [C] a card or piece of paper that you use to invite sb to sth:
Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet?
4 [sing.] ~ to sb (to do sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of invitation come from?
This entry for invitation is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is invitation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, invitation is tagged as noun.
Does invitation appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — invitation appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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