invasive
part of speech
adjective (invasive)
meaning for a pupil
1) An invasive plant or animal spreads into a place where it does not belong and harms the plants and animals already living there. tree →
2) An invasive illness, such as some cancers, spreads into other parts of the body. tree →
3) An invasive medical test or operation goes inside the body, by cutting or putting something in. tree →
4) Invasive questions or actions go too far into someone's private life. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography: «invasive species» like cane toads in Australia, grey squirrels in the UK, Japanese knotweed. In health: «non-invasive test». In everyday life: «invasive questions», privacy online. It tells the reader that something pushes in where it should not.
examples
- Cane toads are an invasive species in Australia. tree →
- Grey squirrels are invasive in Britain and push out red squirrels. tree →
- The doctor said the scan is non-invasive and will not hurt. tree →
- Asking how much money someone earns can feel invasive. tree →
- Japanese knotweed is an invasive plant that is hard to remove. tree →
- Invasive weeds choked the pond. tree →
- Some apps collect invasive amounts of data. tree →
note
From the verb «invade». Opposite: non-invasive, native (for species). Pronounced in-VAY-siv.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «invasive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.