invade country
1invade — ► VERB 1) enter (a country) as or with an army so as to subjugate or occupy it. 2) enter in large numbers, especially intrusively. 3) (of a parasite or disease) attack and spread into (an organism or bodily part). 4) encroach on: his privacy was… …
2invade */ — UK [ɪnˈveɪd] / US verb Word forms invade : present tense I/you/we/they invade he/she/it invades present participle invading past tense invaded past participle invaded 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take or send an army into another country in… …
3invade — in|vade [ ın veıd ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it: The island was invaded during the war. They received information that the Americans were preparing to invade. 2 …
4invade — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪd[/t]] invades, invading, invaded 1) VERB To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army. [V n] In autumn 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno... [V ing] When the Romans and later the Normans… …
5invade — verb 1 (I, T) to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it: Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 2 (T) to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted: Every summer the town is invaded… …
6country — noun 1 area of land with its own government ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fascinating, great ▪ this great country of ours ▪ hot, tropical ▪ …
7invade — verb Invade is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑alien, ↑army, ↑troops Invade is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country, ↑dream, ↑mind, ↑neighbour, ↑pitch, ↑privacy, ↑territory, ↑ …
8invade — in|vade [ınˈveıd] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: invadere, from vadere to go ] 1.) [I and T] to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it ▪ The Romans invaded Britain 2000 years ago. 2.) [T] to go… …
9invade — verb 1》 enter (a country) as or with an army so as to subjugate or occupy it. ↘enter in large numbers, especially intrusively. ↘(of a parasite or disease) attack and spread into (an organism or bodily part). 2》 intrude on: he felt his… …
10invade — [ɪnˈveɪd] verb 1) [I/T] to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it The island was invaded during the war.[/ex] 2) [T] to enter a place, especially in large numbers or in a way that causes problems The town is… …
