- pronunciation:
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vent
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
invents, inventing, invented |
| definition 1: |
When you invent something, you get a new idea, and from this new idea you make something that has never been made before by anyone.
Do you know who invented the television?My brother likes to invent new kinds of sandwiches, like peanut butter and ketchup! Sometimes his sandwiches are good, but usually they're terrible!- similar words:
- coin, create, fashion, hit upon, improvise, make
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| definition 2: |
When you invent something, like a reason or excuse, you create it from your imagination. You make it up.
Mia didn't want to tell her friends the real reason that she was late, so she invented a reason.- similar words:
- hatch, hit on
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| related words: |
think |
Invent is from a Latin word that means "to come upon" or "find."