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Common collocations with invitation in American Collocation

invitation noun countable

US /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

friendly or kind

cordial
gracious
kind
polite
warm

The letter contained a cordial invitation to stay with his grand-uncle for as long as he wished.

formal

formal
official

Formal invitations had been sent out to the various ministries and embassies.

open to everyone

general
open

The BBC placed an open invitation for tenders in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

personal to someone

exclusive
personal
special

You can only get in by personal invitation.

with no fixed date

long-standing
open
standing

Will he remind them of our long-standing invitation to the Prime Minister’s wife to visit Fairfield hospital?

receive an invitation

get
receive

I received an invitation to the 10th Anniversary Meeting of the Society.

send an invitation

extend
issue
send
send out

The advertisement extended an invitation to other businesses to join the ever-growing club.

accept an invitation

accept

Leading figures in the industry have accepted an invitation to address the conference.

refuse an invitation

decline
refuse
reject

He declined my invitation to join in the discussion.

take back an invitation

cancel
withdraw

If you cannot attend within this time, we may have to withdraw your invitation.

want an invitation

request
welcome

We welcome the invitation from the Commission on Environmental Pollution to respond.