invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
invaded
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past participleof invade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof invade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
invadeverb (used with object)to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
Example Sentences
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In early 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine and with the pandemic easing, Poland said it could no longer afford to take delivery of 63 million more doses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I seriously thought we'd been invaded by Russians," a Dover resident, Robin Burkhardt, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It documents the last time England was successfully invaded and the events that created the modern monarchy, and provides an unparalleled vision of 11th-century life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Is a subject eager to publicize a political struggle prepared for the risk that her personal privacy will be invaded in the process?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In August, while German armies were marching through Belgium, Russian troops invaded the province of East Prussia, the historic birthplace of the German Empire.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
