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BNC: 3639 COCA: 3398

invent

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/ verb
invents; invented; inventing
invent
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
verb
invents; invented; inventing
Learner's definition of INVENT
[+ object]
: to create or produce (something useful) for the first time发明;创造
: to create or make up (something, such as a story) in order to trick people捏造;虚构

— inventor

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ noun, plural inventors [count]
BNC: 3639 COCA: 3398

invent

verb

in·​vent in-ˈvent How to pronounce invent (audio)
invented; inventing; invents

transitive verb

1
: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
2
: to devise by thinking : fabricate
3
archaic : find, discover
inventor noun
inventress noun

Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples on the Web But Andrews had to help invent the character of the pseudonym. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Due to the pioneering nature of their work, the UDT men were often forced to improvise and invent new equipment. Andrew Dubbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Though TikTok didn’t invent the audio meme, its effortless interface may have perfected it, and the platform, which recently ended Google’s 15-year-long run as the most visited website in the world, would be nothing without sound. New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022 The intense desire to uncover or invent AGI is a compelling allure that can spur individual AGI developers and researchers to openly share their latest work. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The home run is not just that these companies invent [technology] here. Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Opting to hyphenate, combine, or invent a new surname like newlyweds Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham could be framed as a mutually fulfilling means of self-preservation or an empty political gesture. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 21 July 2022 The costs of some ingredients and supplies have skyrocketed, which Shariat says forces the team to get creative and invent new ways of creating certain dishes. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2022 But then how did the RNAs invent all of metabolism, cells, spatial structure and so on? Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire to come upon, find, from in- + venire to come — more at come

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of invent was in the 15th century
BNC: 3639 COCA: 3398
invent

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERBpractically, virtually實際上/實質上發明He practically invented the modern stand-up comedy act.他實際上發明了現代單口喜劇的表演方式。single-handedly獨自發明Pepys single-handedly invented the diary as a literary form.佩皮斯獨創了日記體這種文學形式。PHRASESnewly invented新近發明的the newly invented automatic rifle新發明的自動步槍

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