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Meanings of invitation in English

Russian
приглашение
Portuguese
convite
Spanish
invitación
Catalan
invitació
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Engraved, printed, or written expression requesting a person's company at a certain event at a given time and place.

приглашение

The request for the presence or participation of someone.

Synonyms
Examples for "invitation card"
Examples for "invitation card"
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The invitation card bore the device of the crowned harp i.e.
The Irish Times
2
He presented Alice with a stiff, ornately engraved invitation card.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
3
A dinner given in honor of some distinguished guest requires an invitation card specially engraved.
Etiquette
4
Inside the envelope, Anderson finds a small invitation card.
The windup girl
5
Bernard had proclaimed his triumph on every invitation card.
Brave New World
Usage of invitation in English
1
China agreed earlier this month to allow it to accept an invitation.
Reuters
2
It was all the invitation he needed to work his way lower.
A kiss of shadows
3
However, one invitation sent out this week had a most unusual angle.
The Irish Times
4
Washington said an invitation for Karzai to visit next month remained open.
Reuters
5
The connection led to the invitation to Stone to come to Ireland.
The Irish Times
6
I hope there's a good reason I didn't get a wedding invitation.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
7
The South African said she accepted an invitation and booked her flights.
Radio NZ
8
Please read just a sampling of this so-called invitation to seek justice.
Ebony
9
You can come in for a bit.' A grudging invitation at best.
Book of lost threads
10
Earlier the group said it had received no invitation to a meeting.
Reuters
11
The position of committeeman, however, presents a powerfully seductive invitation to corruption.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
12
He wasn't sure how much the general invitation had been good manners.
Treecat Wars
13
Chen, who had also received a written invitation from Smith, said yes.
Reuters
14
Mr Peters declined our invitation to come on the programme this morning.
Radio NZ
15
Pat asked Van to repeat the invitation as he didn't believe it.
Independent.ie
16
Given what had been happening between them, it was a major invitation.
Dating game
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Translations for invitation
Portuguese
convite
Invitation through the time
Invitation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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