accept an invitation

This page is about the collocation accept an invitation

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to say "yes" after getting an invitation

For example

  • Most of the people we invited to the party have accepted their invitation already.

  • We sent out two hundred invitations to the conference, and so far around a hundred have been accepted.

Quick Quiz

If you accept an invitation to a party, you

a. say you can't go

b. say you got it

c. agree to go
a) say you can't go b) say you got it c) agree to go

Contributor: Matt Errey