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View usage for: (ɪnvent) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense invents, present participle inventing, past tense, past participle invented1. verbIf you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. He invented the first electric clock. [VERB noun] Writing had not been invented as yet. [VERB noun] Synonyms: create, make, produce, develop More Synonyms of invent 2. verbIf you invent a story or excuse, you try to make other people believe that it is true when in fact it is not. I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make up, devise, concoct, forge More Synonyms of invent invent in British English (ɪnˈvɛnt) verb1. to create or devise (new ideas, machines, etc) 2. to make up (falsehoods); fabricate Derived forms inventible (inˈventible) or inventable (inˈventable) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin invenīre to find, come upon, from in-2 + venīre to come invent in American English (ɪnˈvɛnt) verb transitive1. to think up; devise or fabricate in the mind to invent excuses 2. to think out or produce (a new device, process, etc.); originate, as by experiment; devise for the first time 3. Archaic to find; discover Word origin ME inventen < L inventus, pp. of invenire, to come upon, meet with, discover < in-, in, on + venire, to come Examples of 'invent' in a sentenceinvent British English: invent / ɪnˈvɛnt/ VERB If you invent something, you are the first person to think of it or make it. He invented the first electric clock. - American English: invent
- Arabic: يَخْتَرِعُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: inventar
- Chinese: 发明
- Croatian: izumiti
- Czech: vynalézt
- Danish: opfinde
- Dutch: uitvinden bedenken
- European Spanish: inventar
- Finnish: keksiä
- French: inventer
- German: erfinden
- Greek: εφευρίσκω
- Italian: inventare
- Japanese: 発明する
- Korean: 발명하다
- Norwegian: finne opp
- Polish: wynaleźć
- European Portuguese: inventar
- Romanian: a inventa
- Russian: изобретать
- Latin American Spanish: inventar
- Swedish: uppfinna
- Thai: ประดิษฐ์
- Turkish: icat etmek
- Ukrainian: винаходити
- Vietnamese: phát minh
Chinese translation of 'invent' vt - [machine, system, game, word]
发(發)明 (fāmíng) - [lie, excuse]
捏造 (niēzào)
Definition to think up or create (something new) He invented the first electric clock. Synonyms come up with (informal) spawn dream up (informal) concoct think up Definition to make up (a story, excuse, etc.) I stood there, trying to invent a plausible excuse. Synonyms make up devise cook up (informal) trump up Additional synonymsDefinition to invent (a new word or phrase) The phrase `cosmic ray' was coined by R. A. Millikan in 1925. Synonyms invent, create, make up, frame, forge, conceive, originate, formulate, fabricate, think up Definition to form in the mind I began to conceive a plan of attack. Synonyms think up, form, produce, create, develop, design, project, purpose, devise, formulate, contriveDefinition to invent or make up (a story or plan) He said the prisoner had concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. Synonyms make up, design, prepare, manufacture, plot, invent, devise, brew, hatch, formulate, contrive, fabricate, think up, cook up (informal), trump up, projectAdditional synonymsDefinition to devise or construct ingeniously The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. Synonyms devise, plan, fabricate, create, design, scheme, engineer, frame, manufacture, plot, construct, invent, improvise, concoct, wangle (informal), effect, bring about, hit upon Definition to plan and make (something) artistically We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs. Synonyms create, make, plan, project, fashion, scheme, propose, invent, devise, tailor, draw up, conceive, originate, contrive, fabricate, think up Several countries developed a revised budget. Synonyms produce, make, create, turn out, manufacture, construct, invent, compose, put together, originate, fabricateDefinition to work out (something) in one's mind We devised a scheme to help him. Synonyms work out, plan, form, design, imagine, frame, arrange, plot, construct, invent, conceive, formulate, contrive, dream up, concoct, think up Definition to be the first to find or find out about Scientists discovered a way of forming the image in a thin layer on the surface. Synonyms invent, develop, come up with, design, pioneer, devise, originate, contrive, hit on, conceive of Definition to invent a story or lie All four claim that the evidence against them is fabricated. Synonyms make up, invent, concoct, falsify, form, coin, devise, forge, fake, feign, trump up Definition to cause something not genuine to appear real or more valuable by fraud Did they fake this evidence? Synonyms forge, copy, reproduce, fabricate, counterfeit, falsifyDefinition to make a report or evidence false by alteration in order to deceive The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records. Synonyms alter, forge, fake, tamper with, doctor, cook (slang), distort, pervert, belie, counterfeit, misrepresent, garble, misstateDefinition to pretend to experience (a particular feeling) You can't feign interest in something you loathe. Synonyms pretend, affect, assume, put on, devise, forge, fake, imitate, simulate, sham, act, fabricate, counterfeit, give the appearance of, dissemble, make a show of Definition to create (an alliance, relationship, etc.) They agreed to forge closer economic ties. Synonyms form, build, create, establish, set up, fashion, shape, frame, construct, invent, devise, mould, contrive, fabricate, hammer out, make, workAdditional synonymsDefinition to plan or describe precisely and clearly He formulated his plan for escape. Synonyms devise, plan, develop, prepare, work out, invent, evolve, coin, forge, draw up, originate, map out Definition to produce or create The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. Synonyms produce, create, make, form, cause, initiate, bring about, originate, give rise to, engender, whip up Definition to form a mental image of He could not imagine a more peaceful scene. Synonyms envisage, see, picture, plan, create, project, think of, scheme, frame, invent, devise, conjure up, envision, visualize, dream up (informal), think up, conceive of, conceptualize, fantasize about, see in the mind's eye, form a mental picture of, ideate Definition to do or make quickly from whatever is available, without previous planning If you don't have a wok, improvise one. Synonyms devise, contrive, make do, concoct, throw together Definition to create, construct, establish, or draw up They now make cars at two plants in Europe. Synonyms create, build, produce, manufacture, form, model, fashion, shape, frame, construct, assemble, compose, forge, mould, put together, originate, fabricateDefinition to invent or concoct evidence, an excuse, etc. He said the allegations were manufactured on the flimsiest evidence. Synonyms concoct, make up, invent, devise, hatch, fabricate, think up, cook up (informal), trump up Definition to come or bring (something) into existence No-one knows who originated this story. Synonyms invent, produce, create, form, develop, design, launch, set up, introduce, imagine, institute, generate, come up with (informal), pioneer, evolve, devise, initiate, conceive, bring about, formulate, give birth to, contrive, improvise, dream up (informal), inaugurate, think up, set in motion Definition to make The company produces circuitry for communications systems. Synonyms make, build, create, develop, turn out, manufacture, construct, invent, assemble, put together, originate, fabricate, mass-produce |