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invadeinvade /ɪnˈveɪd/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYinvadeOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin invadere, from vadere to go VERB TABLEinvade |
Present | I, you, we, they | invade | | he, she, it | invades | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | invaded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have invaded | | he, she, it | has invaded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had invaded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will invade | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have invaded |
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Present | I | am invading | | he, she, it | is invading | | you, we, they | are invading | Past | I, he, she, it | was invading | | you, we, they | were invading | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been invading | | he, she, it | has been invading | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been invading | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be invading | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been invading |
► invaded ... privacy He claims investigators invaded his privacy by searching his garage. THESAURUSin a war► attack to start using guns, bombs, etc. against an enemy in a war: Guerrillas attacked an army patrol. ► invade to enter a country with an army in order to take control of it: The Nazis invaded Belgium in May 1940. ► raid to attack a place suddenly, in a war: Shortly after dawn, a small group of soldiers raided the enemy camp. ► ambush to attack enemy soldiers after waiting in a hidden place: The convoy of trucks was ambushed on the road to Kabul. ► bombard to attack a place for a long time with guns and bombs: Many people are homeless after the military bombarded the area. ► storm to attack a city or building using force, in order to take control of it: Ordinary citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison, and the French Revolution began. ► charge to deliberately rush toward someone or something in order to attack: The soldiers on horses charged toward the Indian camp. 1[intransitive, transitive] to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it: The Romans invaded Britain more than 2,000 years ago.► see thesaurus at attack22[transitive] to go into a place in large numbers or amounts, when this is not wanted: Every summer the town is invaded by tourists. the rate at which the virus invades cells3[transitive] to affect someone in an unwanted and annoying way: He claims investigators invaded his privacy by searching his garage. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin invadere, from vadere to go] → see also invasion |