invitation
/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪnvɪ - ˈteɪʃən -> invitation
(n) ဖိတ်စာ
invitation / ÇnvÇ'teÇʃn / n
၁။ [U] ဖိတ်ကြားခြင်း။ a letter of invitation ❍ give a concert at the invitation of the British Council ❍ Admission is by invitation only. ❍ (sport ) an invitation event / tournament (ie one in which only invited competiors may take part).
၂။ [C] ~ (to sb) (to sth / to do sth) ဖိတ်စာ။ ဖိတ်ကြားချက်။ ဖိတ်ခေါ်မှု။ send out invitations to the party ❍ an invitation card ❍ I accepted / declined their invitation to join the tennis club.
၃။ [C usu sing ] ~ to sb / sth (to do sth ) ဖိတ်ခေါ်မှု။ An unlocked door is an (open) invitation to burglars (to walk in).
❑ invitational / -ʃǝnl / adj , n (esp US sport ) ဖိတ်ခေါ် ပြိုင်ပွဲ။
- The wedding invitations went out yesterday.
- [invitation to] : Nobody in the office had received an invitation to the party.
- [invitation to do something] : She has received an invitation to join a new environmental policy body.
- [decline/refuse an invitation] : The senator declined our invitation to comment on the allegations.
- [standing/long-standing/open invitation] : The former president has accepted a long-standing invitation to address the conference.
- [invitation to] : He described the low wages paid to police officers as almost an invitation to corruption.
- [an (open) invitation to do something] : The banks will take the minister’s comments as an open invitation to charge their customers higher rates.
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