Invent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈvent|
Brit.
|ɪnˈvent|
verb
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (syn: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate)
- concoct something artificial or untrue (syn: fabricate, make up, manufacture)
- concoct something artificial or untrue (syn: fabricate, make up, manufacture)
Extra examples
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
She is credited with inventing a procedure that has helped to save thousands of lives.
She invented a clever excuse.
We found out that he had invented the stories he told us about his military service.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
They invented a very convincing alibi.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: invent
he/she/it: invents
present participle: inventing
past tense: invented
past participle: invented
I/you/we/they: invent
he/she/it: invents
present participle: inventing
past tense: invented
past participle: invented
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