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in·vent
(ĭn-vĕnt′)tr.v. in·vent·ed, in·vent·ing, in·vents
1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
2. To make up; fabricate: invent a likely excuse.
[Latin invenīre, invent-, to find : in-, on, upon; see in-2 + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
in·vent′i·ble adj.
in·ven′tor n.
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invent
(ɪnˈvɛnt)vb
1. to create or devise (new ideas, machines, etc)
2. to make up (falsehoods); fabricate
[C15: from Latin invenīre to find, come upon, from in-2 + venīre to come]
inˈventible, inˈventable adj
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in•vent
(ɪnˈvɛnt)v.t.
1. to originate as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent a better mousetrap.
2. to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story.
3. to make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false): to invent excuses.
4. Archaic. to come upon; find.
[1425–75; late Middle English invented (past participle) discovered < Latin invenīre to encounter, come upon, find =in- in-2 + venīre to come]
in•vent′i•ble, adj.
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invent
– discover1. 'invent'
If someone invents something new, they are the first person to think of it or make it.
Walter Hunt and Elias Howe invented the sewing machine.
2. 'discover'
You do not use 'invent' to say that someone finds out about something which exists but which was not previously known. The word you use is discover.
Herschel discovered a new planet.
Having found these fragments, the team of researchers discovered a way to date them.
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invent
Past participle: invented
Gerund: inventing
| Imperative |
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| invent |
| invent |
| Present |
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| I invent |
| you invent |
| he/she/it invents |
| we invent |
| you invent |
| they invent |
| Preterite |
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| I invented |
| you invented |
| he/she/it invented |
| we invented |
| you invented |
| they invented |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am inventing |
| you are inventing |
| he/she/it is inventing |
| we are inventing |
| you are inventing |
| they are inventing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have invented |
| you have invented |
| he/she/it has invented |
| we have invented |
| you have invented |
| they have invented |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was inventing |
| you were inventing |
| he/she/it was inventing |
| we were inventing |
| you were inventing |
| they were inventing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had invented |
| you had invented |
| he/she/it had invented |
| we had invented |
| you had invented |
| they had invented |
| Future |
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| I will invent |
| you will invent |
| he/she/it will invent |
| we will invent |
| you will invent |
| they will invent |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have invented |
| you will have invented |
| he/she/it will have invented |
| we will have invented |
| you will have invented |
| they will have invented |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be inventing |
| you will be inventing |
| he/she/it will be inventing |
| we will be inventing |
| you will be inventing |
| they will be inventing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been inventing |
| you have been inventing |
| he/she/it has been inventing |
| we have been inventing |
| you have been inventing |
| they have been inventing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been inventing |
| you will have been inventing |
| he/she/it will have been inventing |
| we will have been inventing |
| you will have been inventing |
| they will have been inventing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been inventing |
| you had been inventing |
| he/she/it had been inventing |
| we had been inventing |
| you had been inventing |
| they had been inventing |
| Conditional |
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| I would invent |
| you would invent |
| he/she/it would invent |
| we would invent |
| you would invent |
| they would invent |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have invented |
| you would have invented |
| he/she/it would have invented |
| we would have invented |
| you would have invented |
| they would have invented |
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Verb 1. invent - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
2. [画像:invent - make up something artificial or untrue]invent - make up something artificial or untrue
dream up, think up, hatch, concoct, think of - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
mythologise, mythologize - construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons"
confabulate - unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
spin - make up a story; "spin a yarn"
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invent
verb
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Translations
اخترعيَبْتَدِع، يُلَفِّق قِصَّهيَخْتَرِعيَخْتَرِعُ
vynaléztvymyslit si
opfindefinde påopdigte
keksiä
izumiti
feltalálkitalál
finna upphugsa upp
発明する
발명하다
išradėjasišradimasišrasti
izdomātizgudrot
vynájsť
izmisliti siiznajti
uppfinna
ประดิษฐ์
phát minh
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invent
[ɪnˈvɛnt] vt [+ device, technique, game] → inventer
He invented the first electric clock → Il inventa la première pendule électrique.
Writing had not been invented as yet → L'écriture n'avait pas encore été inventée.
He taught them a game he had invented → Il leur a appris un jeu de son invention., Il leur a appris un jeu qu'il avait inventé.
He invented the first electric clock → Il inventa la première pendule électrique.
Writing had not been invented as yet → L'écriture n'avait pas encore été inventée.
He taught them a game he had invented → Il leur a appris un jeu de son invention., Il leur a appris un jeu qu'il avait inventé.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
invent
vt → erfinden
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invent
(inˈvent) verb1. to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc). Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented? ontwerp يَخْتَرِع изобретявам inventar vynalézt erfinden opfinde εφευρίσκω inventar leiutama اختراع کردن keksiä inventer לְהַמצִיא आविष्कार करना izumiti feltalál menciptakan finna upp inventare 発明する 발명하다 išrasti izgudrot mencipta uitvinden finne opp wynaleźć اختراع كول inventar a inventa изобретать vynájsť izumiti izmisliti uppfinna ประดิษฐ์ icat etmek, bulmak 發明 винаходити, першим створювати ایجاد کرنا phát minh 发明
2. to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story). I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him. op maak يَبْتَدِع، يُلَفِّق قِصَّه измислям inventar vymyslit si erfinden finde på; opdigte επινοώ inventarse välja mõtlema از خود درآوردن keksiä inventer לְהַמצִיא गढ़ना, कल्पना करना izmisliti kitalál memikirkan hugsa upp inventare でっち上げる (거짓말 등을) 꾸며내다 sugalvoti izdomāt memikir verzinnen pønske ut, finne på wymyślać دليل يا بهانه پيدا كول inventar a inventa, a născoci придумывать vymyslieť si izmisliti si izmisliti hitta på, tänka ut แต่งเรื่อง uydurmak 虛構 вигадувати کوئی بہانا بنانا tìm ra 虚构
inˈvention (-ʃən) noun1. the act of inventing or the ability to invent. He had great powers of invention. vindingryk إخْتِراع изобретяване invenção invence die Erfindungsgabe opfindelse εφευρετικότητα, εφεύρεση invención leiutamine خلاقیت keksiminen invention המצאה आविष्कार domišljatost kiagyalás penciptaan uppfinning/-götvun invenzione 発明 발명 išradimas izgudrošana; izdomāšana penciptaan het uitvinden, vindingrijkheid oppfinnelse wynalazczość د يو شې يا نظر منځ ته راوړنه، اختراع invenção inventivitate изобретательность invencia izumljanje izmišljanje uppfinning, uppfinnande, uppfinningsförmåga การประดิษฐ์ icat etme, bulma 發明力 вигадка, вимисел اختراعی عمل khả năng phát minh 创造力
2. something invented. What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was! uitvindsel جِهاز مُخْتَرَع изобретение invenção vynález die Erfindung opfindelse εφεύρεση invento leiutis اختراع keksintö invention המצאה (नई पद्धति, यंत्र आदि का) आविष्कार करना, निकालना, बनाना izum, pronalazak találmány ciptaan uppfinning invenzione 発明品 발명품 išradimas izgudrojums; izdomājums ciptaan uitvinding oppfinnelse wynalazek اختراع invenção invenţie изобретение vynález izum izum uppfinning สิ่งประดิษฐ์ buluş, icat 發明物 винахід ایجاد کردہ شے phát minh 发明物
inˈventive (-tiv) adjective good at inventing. an inventive mind. vindingryke مُبْتَكِر، مُخْتَرِع изобретателен inventivo vynalézavý erfinderisch opfindsom εφευρετικός, πολυμήχανος inventivo leidlik خلاق kekseliäs inventif בַּעַל כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָה आविष्कारी izumiteljski leleményes pandai mencipta hugvitssamur inventivo 発明の才がある 독창적인 išradingas atjautīgs; izgudrojošs pandai mencipta vindingrijk oppfinnsom pomysłowy خلاق، قوى فكر inventivo inventiv изобретательный vynaliezavý iznajdljiv, domiseln inventivan uppfinningsrik, fyndig, påhittig ที่สร้างสรรค์ yaratıcı, orjinal buluşları olan 擅於發明的 винахідливий صاحب ایجاد sáng tạo 有发明才能的
inˈventiveness noun vindingrykheid القُدْرَه على الإخْتِراع изобретателност invenção vynalézavost die Erfindungsgabe opfindsomhed εφευρετικότητα inventiva leidlikkus خلاقیت kekseliäisyys esprit d'invention כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָה आविष्कारशीलता izumiteljstvo leleményesség kepandaian hugvitssemi inventiva 発明の才 독창성 išradingumas atjautība penciptaan vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet pomysłowość خلاقيت، د قوى فكر درلودنه invenção inventivitate изобретательность vynaliezavosť iznajdljivost inventivnost uppfinningsförmåga เป็นการประดิษฐ์ yaratıcılık, icat yeteneği 擅於發明 винахідливість اختراع کی صلاحیت tính sáng tạo 创造性,有发明创造能力
inˈventor noun a person who invents. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. uitvinder مُخْتَرِع изобретател inventor vynálezce der/die Erfinder(in) opfinder εφευρέτης inventor leiutaja مخترع keksijä inventeur/-trice מַמצִיא आविषकारक izumitelj feltaláló pencipta uppfinningamaður inventore 発明者 발명가 išradėjas izgudrotājs pencipta uitvinder oppfinner wynalazca اختراع كوونكى inventor inventator изобретатель vynálezca izumitelj izumitelj uppfinnare นักประดิษฐ์ mucit, icat eden kimse 發明者 винахідник مخترع nhà phát minh 发明者
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→ يَخْتَرِعُ vynalézt opfinde erfinden εφευρίσκω inventar keksiä inventer izumiti inventare 発明する 발명하다 uitvinden finne opp wynaleźć inventar изобретать uppfinna ประดิษฐ์ icat etmek phát minh 发明Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009