noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a wedding invitation
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They had already sent out all the wedding invitations.
accept an invitation
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Are you going to accept their invitation to the wedding?
decline an offer/invitation etc
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Mary declined Jay’s invitation to dinner.
extended...invitation
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The Headteacher has extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit the school.
kind invitation
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Ms Jarvis is unable to accept your kind invitation .
standing invitation (= permission to visit someone whenever you like )
thank you for your kind invitation/offer (= said when thanking someone very politely for their invitation or offer )
took up the invitation
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Rob took up the invitation to visit.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
formal
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The four shortlisted groups will now get formal invitations within the next few weeks to participate in the consultation phase.
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Two of the Volunteers attended, even though they had not received the customary formal invitations .
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Do you know they send out formal invitations , like at your wedding or Bar Mitzvah, to state executions?
kind
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Even by accepting Laura Danby's kind invitation , Meredith's own fiercely maintained independence could be said to have been undermined.
open
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I extend to the hon. Gentleman an open invitation to join me on any subsequent occasion.
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The wizards designing Macintosh considered it an open invitation to childlike play, and judged that ability among its chief attributes.
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The mines were dangerous, the mines were not to be left open as an invitation to any foolhardy visitor.
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Is there an open invitation to abuse even in some of the innocent parts?
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The latter is not an open invitation to intervention or a threat to sovereignty.
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The Carter team feared that the remark and the attitude it conveyed would be an open invitation to execute Kim.
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In my opinion, a skip should be regarded as an open invitation to selective plundering.
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An open invitation was also agreed for any District Council representative to join meetings.
■ NOUN
dinner
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Assuming that Fred's wife has accepted the dinner invitation , have they made a contract? 2.
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Although she had rejected his dinner invitation , somehow he had come out of the scene the victor.
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To his surprise, Eleanor was not bowled over by the dinner invitation .
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One anxious socialite complained that five of her dinner invitations had been cancelled.
party
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BBut for a birth announcement or party invitation , it makes for a wonderfully elegant presentation.
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Those cute little programs that make party invitations for the kids can chew up 40 or 50 megs.
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Send the party invitations out on a card shaped in the number of the birthday child's age.
wedding
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A sign warning trespassers printed in the copper-plate script normally reserved for wedding invitations would inhibit nobody.
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However the first indication your guests will receive as to your plans, is when their wedding invitation arrives.
■ VERB
accept
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Assuming that Fred's wife has accepted the dinner invitation , have they made a contract? 2.
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In another part of his letter Yevtushenko had confirmed that Bulat Okudzhava would be accepting my invitation .
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Two hundred of them accepted the invitation , ending their visit with tea and scones in the school hall.
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He wanted her to accept the Hamiltons' invitation .
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And she had all morning and part of the afternoon to decide whether or not to accept this imperious invitation .
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Not surprisingly, the two parties were the only ones to accept each other's invitations .
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The unexpected break, hard on the heels of her disaster with Giles, had nudged her into accepting Clive's invitation .
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She'd felt quite frightened and hadn't accepted the invitation .
attend
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The question of an invitation to Gorbachev to attend the G-7 meeting was also raised at these meetings.
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The letter was an invitation to attend the conference as an observer.
decline
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He declined three or four invitations to parties.
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Oh, she was tired and had taken to declining All invitations to feasts Due to the confusion Between cowboys and priests.
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There won't be any Labour representation at the dinner, because the town's Mayor has now declined his invitation .
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As he declined the invitation it is unnecessary to consider further what would have been the effect of such a joinder.
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Neil Kinnock has again declined an invitation to brief the media's industry hacks at the Labour party conference.
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I declined the invitation the only thoughts in my head were finding my bed to soothe away the aches and pains.
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John Betjeman and Ted Hughes had both declined my invitation to do this.
extend
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I extend an invitation to the Minister to visit the community.
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Q: Will you extend a special invitation to them?
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Consideration should be given to extending an invitation to those on the mailing list.
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My wife will extend the invitation to the Carsons.
follow
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The policeman then asked for a lift, followed by an invitation to dinner.
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As Madame Delon had predicted, her enquiry met with a cordial response followed by an unexpected invitation to lunch.
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Once you have got a favourable response, you follow through with an invitation to a social event.
include
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Our holidays all include a special invitation to join us for coffee at our Saturday morning welcome party.
issue
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Once you have issued the invitation it is important to make sure that the photographers will be able to do their job.
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It was unclear who issued the invitation to Wynn.
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It will, however, be trespass if she had no authority to issue that invitation .
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She sent Talivaldis to the store for a large loaf of Wonder Bread and knocked on doors, issuing invitations .
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Nigel decided to leave things a few weeks then issue an invitation to dinner.
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To draw attention to the hospitality provided at his inn Freeth issued printed invitation cards, written in verse.
join
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Our holidays all include a special invitation to join us for coffee at our Saturday morning welcome party.
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No offer of financial help, no kind invitations to join them in club activities were forthcoming from Charles.
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I extend to the hon. Gentleman an open invitation to join me on any subsequent occasion.
lunch
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Miranda's heart had looped the loop as she happily accepted an invitation to lunch at Rules, his favourite restaurant.
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As Madame Delon had predicted, her enquiry met with a cordial response followed by an unexpected invitation to lunch .
meet
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Suchocka was reported to have refused an invitation to meet the strikers.
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The invitation to meet the oldest reptile in the world drew the major world Press.
offer
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Everyone will either sympathize with your terrible squint or think that you are offering some form of invitation .
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In offering the invitation , Clinton waved off cautionary signals from within his administration.
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They also offer a mail order invitation service.
receive
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Every club in the country should be receiving an invitation to enter.
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The list includes such information as Social Security numbers, and how often a person has received White House social invitations .
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He won the Championship in September 1991, but received his invitation only a couple of months ago.
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Two of the Volunteers attended, even though they had not received the customary formal invitations .
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Since taking office, you have received many invitations to similar events hosted by the Conservative and Reform movements.
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He accepted and asked another member of the staff, who had received a similar invitation , to accompany him.
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Edgar Linton entered, his handsome face full of delight at receiving Catherine's unexpected invitation .
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At the end of two months she received no invitation to live at any of their houses.
refuse
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Suchocka was reported to have refused an invitation to meet the strikers.
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It reminded her of why she had started refusing most invitations to date a long time ago.
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He rose and made his farewells, politely refusing Benedicta's invitation to stay longer.
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Indeed, he has refused invitations to do so.
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Who could refuse such an invitation , knowing that this would be the trip of a lifetime.
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After politely refusing her many invitations to stay longer, we headed off.
reject
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Although she had rejected his dinner invitation , somehow he had come out of the scene the victor.
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Habash rejected the invitation , as well as the election.
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Following a meeting on June 15, however, the parties issued a joint statement rejecting the President's invitation .
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Daley was so confident nothing could happen in Chicago that he rudely rejected the invitation from Washington.
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Once Shamir had rejected this invitation , Peres entered into intensive negotiations in an attempt to achieve a majority.
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He routinely rejects invitations to speak at fund-raising events.
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He has rejected invitations to appear on national talk shows and has limited his out-of-state speaking engagements.
respond
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Reluctantly, and after much soul-searching, they decided to respond to Lvov's invitation .
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Do respond quickly to this invitation as there's not much time left!
send
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The church sends an invitation to any who do not belong to a particular church, but would like to join in.
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With sadness Heather sent the second invitation to Miss Poole.
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Specialist magazines are frequently overlooked when sending out releases or invitations to press receptions.
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He gets married without sending you an invitation . 3.
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Do you know they send out formal invitations , like at your wedding or Bar Mitzvah, to state executions?
speak
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He routinely rejects invitations to speak at fund-raising events.
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Requests for interviews, invitations to speak to students, and opportunities to write articles for magazines poured in.
turn
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The Tams, both 83, have turned down repeated invitations from their three sons in the United States to join them.
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That is, under no circumstances must I mention to anyone that I have turned down an invitation to return to Blighty.
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Eulah Mae turned the invitation over in her mind.
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So turn an invitation into a wonderful treat and enjoy it!
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You turn down invitations to anything off-beat.
visit
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Robert Fraser wanted to take up the invitation to visit my studio.
write
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It is revealing how generously the artists to whom the college wrote responded to the invitation .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an open invitation
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An unlocked car is an open invitation to thieves.
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I extend to the hon. Gentleman an open invitation to join me on any subsequent occasion.
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If a thief steals it, you could be giving him an open invitation to your home!
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In my opinion, a skip should be regarded as an open invitation to selective plundering.
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Is there an open invitation to abuse even in some of the innocent parts?
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It would also have been an open invitation to civic disturbance.
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The Carter team feared that the remark and the attitude it conveyed would be an open invitation to execute Kim.
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The latter is not an open invitation to intervention or a threat to sovereignty.
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The wizards designing Macintosh considered it an open invitation to childlike play, and judged that ability among its chief attributes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a wedding invitation
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How many invitations did you send out?
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I'm afraid I have to turn down your invitation to dinner.
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Thanks for your invitation . I'd love to come.
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They had come aboard at Charles's invitation .
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Winston gratefully accepted the invitation .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As she expected, April accepted her invitation .
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In a moment of weakness the President had accepted the invitation .
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This embarrassed her more, for what could she tell him to explain her neglect of his invitations?
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This is a little more expensive than a normal invitation but it is less likely that it will get lost.
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Well, can we go and ask him for an invitation ?
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When pressure was put on them for more radical appointments, invitations were mostly too late to make any significant impact.