invade

[US]/ɪnˈveɪd/
[UK]/ɪnˈveɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. encroach upon; attack; disturb; flow into
vi. encroach upon; attack; violate; enter

Phrases & Collocations

invade a country

invade a territory

invade someone's privacy

Example Sentences

a body invaded by disease

a mind invaded by worry and anxiety

The town was invaded by a crowd of tourists.

The army invaded the town.

a city invaded by tourists

to invade another person's rights

The disease invades their bodies.

fans invaded the pitch and the match was abandoned.

a law to restrict newspapers' freedom to invade people's privacy.

About 1917 the shipworm invaded the harbor of San Francisco.

He ordered the army to invade at dawn.

Thousands of tourists invaded the old town.

The king invaded our private rights.

The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match.

Britain was invaded in the year 1066.

the island's public affairs can occasionally be seen to be invaded by contingency.

But the pathogens could not invade the host easily in sabulous loam soils.

The diseased tissue can be easily invaded by these microorganisms.

Real-world Examples

You were invading my first-amendment right to privacy.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

He left Milan because the French invaded Italy.

Source: Fluent Speaking

I'm sorry that we invaded your space.

Source: S03

He clearly said that Japan invaded surrounding countries and killed so many people.

Source: NPR News August 2015 Compilation

Sheldon, Canada is not going to invade California.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 5

Now those things will help, but ruminations will still invade.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

They're below where they were when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

They're troubling us, invading our fields, invading our homes.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

The US has warned that Russia could invade within days.

Source: AP Listening Collection February 2022

Eventually, the Persians, under Darius I invaded Greece in 492 BCE.

Source: Curious Muse

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