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# invading

«invading» in Mova's school dictionary: **Entering a country or place by force, with an army, to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (present participle of invade: invade, invades, invaded, invading); adjective (invading)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Entering a country or place by force, with an army, to take control of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#m1)

2) Coming into a place in large numbers, often in an unwanted way, like insects or weeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#m2)

3) Getting into the body and causing harm, as germs do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#m3)

4) Going into someone's private space or life without being wanted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons: Romans, Vikings and Normans invading Britain; in science: germs invading the body and plants invading habitats (invasive species); in everyday life: «you're invading my space». In stories, an invading army brings danger and fear. Phrases: invading army, invading forces, invading my privacy, invading germs.

### examples

- The Vikings were invading the coast of England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x1)
- The invading army crossed the river at dawn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x2)
- White blood cells fight invading germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x3)
- Ants are invading our kitchen again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x4)
- Stop reading my diary, you're invading my privacy! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x5)
- Russia's army invading Ukraine in 2022 was condemned by most countries at the UN. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x6)
- Cane toads are invading new parts of Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x7)
- The weeds are invading the vegetable patch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x8)
- After which he lifted the spell, and the invading army slunk back to Rome, and reported what Virgilius had said to the emperor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/#x9)

### note

Spelling: drop the «e» of «invade» before «-ing»: invading. Person: invader; noun: invasion. «Invading» often goes with an army, a country or germs as the subject; it is a strong, negative word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «invading» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invading/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.