Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with invitation in American Collocation
invitation
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
friendly or kind
The letter contained a cordial invitation to stay with his grand-uncle for as long as he wished.
formal
Formal invitations had been sent out to the various ministries and embassies.
open to everyone
The BBC placed an open invitation for tenders in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
personal to someone
You can only get in by personal invitation.
with no fixed date
Will he remind them of our long-standing invitation to the Prime Minister’s wife to visit Fairfield hospital?
receive an invitation
I received an invitation to the 10th Anniversary Meeting of the Society.
send an invitation
The advertisement extended an invitation to other businesses to join the ever-growing club.
accept an invitation
Leading figures in the industry have accepted an invitation to address the conference.
refuse an invitation
He declined my invitation to join in the discussion.
take back an invitation
If you cannot attend within this time, we may have to withdraw your invitation.
want an invitation
We welcome the invitation from the Commission on Environmental Pollution to respond.