English
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- To design a new process or mechanism.
#: After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.
- To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
#: I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly.
#: We need a name to put in this form, so let's just invent one.
Related terms
invented
inventive
invention
inventor
reinvent
Translations
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French: inventer
German: erfinden, ausdenken
Chinese: ��
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Malayalam: �ണ���പി�ിയ������ (kantupitiykkuka)
Russian: изоб�е��и, изоб�е�а��
Serbian: из�ме�и (1), изми�ли�и (1,2)
Slovene: izumiti, iznajti
Spanish: inventar
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