Meaning & use
accept an invitation
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
to agree to an invitation; to say yes when someone invites you to something
Grammar: Used as a verb phrase: you accept an invitation. The opposite is 'decline an invitation' or 'turn down an invitation'.
Patterns
- accept an invitation to something
- accept an invitation from someone
- accept an invitation to do something
She accepted the invitation to the wedding.
I'm happy to accept your invitation to dinner.
He accepted the invitation to speak at the conference.
Common combinations
- accept an invitation to a party
- Did you accept the invitation to the party?
- accept an invitation from someone
- She accepted the invitation from her boss.
- accept an invitation to speak
- The professor accepted the invitation to speak at the seminar.
- gladly accept an invitation
- We gladly accepted the invitation to visit them.
Synonyms and how they differ
- say yes to an invitation
- More informal and conversational; 'accept an invitation' is more formal.
- take someone up on an invitation
- Informal; it means to accept an offer or invitation, often after thinking about it.
Opposites
Word family
- accept verb
- to agree to take something offered
- acceptance noun
- the act of agreeing to something
- invite verb
- to ask someone to come to an event
- invitation noun
- a spoken or written request asking someone to come
Commonly confused: accept an invitation or except?
accept an invitation vs except
Except is a preposition meaning 'not including', while accept is a verb meaning 'agree to receive'. They sound similar but have different meanings.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'accept an invitation' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct pattern is 'accept an invitation to something' (e.g., to a party). 'For', 'at', and 'of' are not used with 'invitation' in this meaning.
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Write a sentence using “accept an invitation”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.