Invade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈeɪd/.

Examples

Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
This new colleague invades my territory
The neighbors intrude on your privacy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

encroach upon obtrude upon overrun intrude on infest occupy

Parts of Speech

verb	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation “Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939”
verb	to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate “This new colleague invades my territory”
verb	occupy in large numbers or live on a host “the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”
verb	penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way “The cancer had invaded her lungs”

Word Forms

invasive	adjective	involving invasion or aggressive attack
invasion	noun	the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
invader	noun	someone who enters by force in order to conquer
occupier	noun	a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
occupation	noun	the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
infestation	noun	the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einmarschieren

Mit militärischer Gewalt aggressiv in das Territorium eines anderen einmarschieren, um es zu erobern und zu besetzen

🇫🇷French

envahir

marcher de manière agressive sur le territoire d'autrui par la force militaire à des fins de conquête et d'occupation

🇪🇸Spanish

invadir

Marchar agresivamente hacia el territorio de otra persona mediante la fuerza militar con fines de conquista y ocupación.

🇮🇹Italian

invadere

marciare in modo aggressivo nel territorio di un altro con la forza militare ai fini della conquista e dell'occupazione

🇳🇱Dutch

binnenvallen

met militair geweld agressief het grondgebied van iemand anders binnen marcheren met het oog op verovering en bezetting

🇵🇹Portuguese

invadir

marchar agressivamente para o território de outro pela força militar com o propósito de conquista e ocupação

🇷🇺Russian

вторгаться

агрессивно вторгаться на чужую территорию с применением военной силы с целью завоевания и оккупации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रमण

विजय और कब्जे के प्रयोजनों के लिए सैन्य बल द्वारा दूसरे के क्षेत्र में आक्रामक तरीके से मार्च करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আক্রমণ করা

বিজয় এবং দখলের উদ্দেশ্যে সামরিক শক্তি দ্বারা আক্রমণাত্মকভাবে অন্যের অঞ্চলে অগ্রসর হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

படையெடுக்கின்றன

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு மற்றும் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு நோக்கங்களுக்காக இராணுவப் படையால் மற்றொருவரின் எல்லைக்குள் ஆக்ரோஷமாக அணிவகுத்துச் செல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దండయాత్ర చేస్తారు

ఆక్రమణ మరియు ఆక్రమణ ప్రయోజనాల కోసం సైనిక శక్తి ద్వారా మరొకరి భూభాగంలోకి దూకుడుగా కవాతు

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्रमण करणे

विजय आणि कब्जा करण्याच्या हेतूने लष्करी शक्तीने दुसऱ्याच्या प्रदेशात आक्रमकपणे कूच करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આક્રમણ કરવું

વિજય અને વ્યવસાયના હેતુઓ માટે લશ્કરી દળ દ્વારા બીજાના પ્રદેશમાં આક્રમક રીતે કૂચ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ರಮಣ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ

ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಕ್ರಮಣದ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಬಲದಿಂದ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രമിക്കുക

അധിനിവേശത്തിനും അധിനിവേശത്തിനുമായി സൈനിക ശക്തി ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മറ്റൊരാളുടെ പ്രദേശത്തേക്ക് ആക്രമണാത്മകമായി മാർച്ച് ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਲਾ

ਜਿੱਤ ਅਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਫੌਜੀ ਬਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਮਲਾਵਰ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਰਚ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حملہ کرنا

فتح اور قبضے کے مقاصد کے لیے فوجی طاقت کے ذریعے دوسرے کے علاقے میں جارحانہ طور پر مارچ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

入侵

以征服和占领为目的，使用武力侵略性地进入他人领土

🇯🇵Japanese

侵入する

征服と占領を目的として、軍事力によって他人の領土に積極的に進軍する

🇰🇷Korean

침략하다

정복과 점령을 목적으로 군사력을 사용하여 타인의 영토로 공격적으로 진군하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xâm lược

tiến quân mạnh mẽ vào lãnh thổ của người khác bằng lực lượng quân sự nhằm mục đích chinh phục và chiếm đóng

🇹🇭Thai

บุก

เดินทัพอย่างอุกอาจเข้าไปในดินแดนของผู้อื่นด้วยกำลังทหารเพื่อจุดประสงค์ในการพิชิตและยึดครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyerbu

berbaris secara agresif ke wilayah lain dengan kekuatan militer untuk tujuan penaklukan dan pendudukan

🇵🇭Filipino

lusubin

agresibong magmartsa papunta sa teritoryo ng iba sa pamamagitan ng puwersang militar para sa layunin ng pananakop at pananakop

🇲🇾Malay

menceroboh

berarak secara agresif ke wilayah orang lain dengan kekuatan tentera untuk tujuan penaklukan dan pendudukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غزو

الزحف بشكل عدواني إلى أراضي دولة أخرى بالقوة العسكرية لأغراض الغزو والاحتلال

🇮🇷Persian

حمله کردن

لشکرکشی تهاجمی به قلمرو دیگری با نیروی نظامی به منظور تسخیر و اشغال

🇹🇷Turkish

istila etmek

Fetih ve işgal amacıyla askeri güç kullanarak başka birinin topraklarına saldırgan bir şekilde yürümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְלוֹשׁ

לצעוד באגרסיביות לשטח אחר בכוח צבאי למטרות כיבוש וכיבוש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'invade'?

The primary meaning of 'invade' is 'march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'invade' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'invade' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invade' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invade' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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