LookItUpinvade
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ɪnˈveɪd/
Forms: invading, invaded
invade means: To enter another country or area with soldiers in order to take control of it.
verb
To enter another country or area with soldiers in order to take control of it.
- The army invaded the country.
- Enemy troops invaded the island at dawn.
- They feared that their neighbour would invade.
To enter a place in large numbers when the people there do not want you.
- Tourists invade the village every summer.
- Football fans invaded the quiet square.
- Dozens of reporters had invaded her garden.
To enter and spread through a place in unwanted or harmful numbers.
- Ants invaded our kitchen.
- Weeds have invaded the vegetable garden.
- By evening, mosquitoes had invaded the campsite.
To spread into a new area and harm the plants or animals that already live there.
- These weeds invade nearby fields.
- An introduced fish has invaded the lake.
- Foreign plants can invade habitats and crowd out native species.
Questions about invade
What does invade mean?
To enter another country or area with soldiers in order to take control of it.
What is invade in other languages?
Türkçe: işgal etmek · Español: invadir · Français: envahir · Deutsch: einmarschieren · Italiano: invadere · 日本語: 侵攻する
How do you pronounce invade?
It is pronounced /ɪnˈveɪd/.
How do you use invade in a sentence?
The army invaded the country. Enemy troops invaded the island at dawn.
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