in·vent ( n-v nt )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 inven  re, invent-, to find : in-, on, upon; see in-2 + venre, to come; see gw - in Indo-European roots.]in·vent i·ble adj.in·ven tor n. |
invent [ɪnˈvɛnt]
vb
1. to create or devise (new ideas, machines, etc.)
2. to make up (falsehoods); fabricate
[from Latin invenīre to find, come upon, from in-2 + venīre to come]
inventible , inventable adj
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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. |  invent - make up something artificial or untruedream 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" |
invent
Translations
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.
invent
vt → erfinden
v invent [inˈvent]
1 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 vynalézt opfinde erfinden 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 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 vymyslit si finde på; opdigte erfinden 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 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
n inˈvention [-ʃən]
1 the act of inventing or the ability to invent He had great powers of invention. vindingryk إخْتِراع изобретяване invence opfindelse die Erfindungsgabe εφευρετικότητα, εφεύρεση invención leiutamine خلاقیت keksiminen invention הַמצָאָה आविष्कार domišljatost kiagyalás penciptaan uppfinning/-götvun invenzione 発明 발명 išradimas izgudrošana; izdomāšana penciptaan het uitvinden, vindingrijkheid oppfinnelse(sevne) wynalazczość 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 vynález opfindelse die Erfindung εφεύρεση invento leiutis اختراع keksintö invention הַמצָאָה (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 invenção invenţie изобретение vynález izum izum uppfinning สิ่งประดิษฐ์ buluş, icat 發明物 винахід ایجاد کردہ شے phát minh 发明物
adj inˈventive [-tiv]
good at inventing an inventive mind. vindingryke مُبْتَكِر، مُخْتَرِع изобретателен vynalézavý opfindsom erfinderisch 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 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
n inˈventiveness
vindingrykheid القُدْرَه على الإخْتِراع изобретателност vynalézavost opfindsomhed die Erfindungsgabe 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 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
n inˈventor
a person who invents Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. uitvinder مُخْتَرِع изобретател vynálezce opfinder der/die Erfinder(in) εφευρέτης inventor leiutaja مخترع keksijä inventeur/-trice מַמצִיא आविषकारक izumitelj feltaláló pencipta uppfinningamaður inventore 発明者 발명가 išradėjas izgudrotājs pencipta uitvinder oppfinner wynalazca inventor inventator изобретатель vynálezca izumitelj izumitelj uppfinnare นักประดิษฐ์ mucit, icat eden kimse 發明者 винахідник مخترع nhà phát minh 发明者
see also discover .
invent → يَخترِع 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
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