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- DictionaryIn·vent/inˈvent/
verb
- 1. create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of: "he invented an improved form of the steam engine"
The meaning of INVENT is 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. How to use invent in a sentence.
verb (used with object) to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph. Synonyms: contrive, devise. to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story.
to design or create something that did not exist before: Gutenberg invented movable type in the 15th century. To invent is also to create a story or explanation which is not true: I don’t know what I really saw and what I’ve invented. (Definition of invent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of invent. verb. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate. see more. verb. make up something artificial or untrue. synonyms: cook up, fabricate, fabulate, make up, manufacture. see more.
Definition of invent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. verb. If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. He invented the first electric clock. [VERB noun] Writing had not been invented as yet. [VERB noun] Synonyms: create, make, produce, develop More Synonyms of invent. 2. verb.
INVENT definition: 1. to design or create something that has never existed before: 2. to think of a story or…. Learn more.
