invasion

«invasion» in Mova's school dictionary: When an army enters another country by force to attack or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an invasion, invasions)

meaning for a pupil

1) When an army enters another country by force to attack or take it. tree →

2) When a large number of people, animals or things arrive and spread somewhere, often causing trouble (an invasion of ants). tree →

3) Getting into something that should be private (an invasion of privacy). tree →

4) An invasion can also be an unfair act that takes away someone's rights. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons: the Roman invasion of Britain, Viking invasions. In science, an invasion of a plant or animal species can harm local wildlife. In everyday life: an invasion of wasps at a picnic. Phrases: invasion of privacy, launch an invasion, alien invasion, invasive species.

examples

• The Roman invasion of Britain changed life on the island. tree →
• Our picnic suffered an invasion of ants. tree →
• Reading my diary is an invasion of privacy! tree →
• Rabbits were an invasion that harmed Australia's plants. tree →
• The film is about an alien invasion. tree →
• The soldiers prepared for an invasion from the sea. tree →
• An invasion of tourists fills the town every summer. tree →
• Jupiter granted beards to the She-Goats at their own request, much to the disgust of the he-Goats, who considered this to be an unwarrantable invasion of their rights and dignities. tree →

note

Countable noun. Verb: invade (invaded, invading); invader (the one who invades); adjective: invasive (an invasive species spreads and harms). Spelling: -sion, not -tion.

In the corpora

• Australia Day on 26 January marks the arrival of the First Fleet, and many Aboriginal people call it Invasion Day.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «invasion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.