Invent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

make up something artificial or untrue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɛnt/.

Examples

excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fabricate manufacture excogitate contrive formulate cook up make up devise forge

Parts of Speech

verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
verb	make up something artificial or untrue

Word Forms

inventive	adjective	(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; ; - Lewis Mumford
invention	noun	the creation of something in the mind
inventor	noun	someone who is the first to think of or make something
contrivance	noun	the act of devising something
deviser	noun	a person who makes plans
devising	noun	the act that results in something coming to be
devisal	noun	the act of devising something
excogitation	noun	the creation of something in the mind
excogitator	noun	a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly
formula	noun	a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
formulation	noun	inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
fabrication	noun	a deliberately false or improbable account
fabricator	noun	someone who tells lies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erfinden

nach einer mentalen Anstrengung auf (eine Idee, einen Plan, eine Erklärung, eine Theorie oder ein Prinzip) kommen

🇫🇷French

inventer

proposer (une idée, un plan, une explication, une théorie ou un principe) après un effort mental

🇪🇸Spanish

inventar

idear (una idea, plan, explicación, teoría o principio) después de un esfuerzo mental

🇮🇹Italian

inventare

elaborare (un'idea, un piano, una spiegazione, una teoria o un principio) dopo uno sforzo mentale

🇳🇱Dutch

uitvinden

op de proppen komen met (een idee, plan, verklaring, theorie of principe) na een mentale inspanning

🇵🇹Portuguese

inventar

apresentar (uma ideia, plano, explicação, teoria ou princípio) após um esforço mental

🇷🇺Russian

изобретать

придумать (идею, план, объяснение, теорию или принцип) после умственного усилия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आविष्कार करना

मानसिक प्रयास के बाद (एक विचार, योजना, स्पष्टीकरण, सिद्धांत या सिद्धांत) लेकर आएं

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভাবন

মানসিক প্রচেষ্টার পরে (একটি ধারণা, পরিকল্পনা, ব্যাখ্যা, তত্ত্ব বা নীতি) নিয়ে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டுபிடிப்பு

ஒரு மன முயற்சிக்குப் பிறகு (ஒரு யோசனை, திட்டம், விளக்கம், கோட்பாடு அல்லது கொள்கை) கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కనిపెట్టు

మానసిక ప్రయత్నం తర్వాత (ఒక ఆలోచన, ప్రణాళిక, వివరణ, సిద్ధాంతం లేదా సూత్రం) ముందుకు రండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोध लावणे

मानसिक प्रयत्नानंतर (कल्पना, योजना, स्पष्टीकरण, सिद्धांत किंवा तत्त्व) घेऊन या

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોધ

માનસિક પ્રયત્નો પછી (એક વિચાર, યોજના, સમજૂતી, સિદ્ધાંત અથવા સિદ્ધાંત) સાથે આવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದ ನಂತರ (ಒಂದು ಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಯೋಜನೆ, ವಿವರಣೆ, ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಅಥವಾ ತತ್ವ) ಜೊತೆ ಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക

ഒരു മാനസിക പരിശ്രമത്തിന് ശേഷം (ഒരു ആശയം, പദ്ധതി, വിശദീകരണം, സിദ്ധാന്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തത്വം) കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਢ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ (ਇੱਕ ਵਿਚਾਰ, ਯੋਜਨਾ, ਵਿਆਖਿਆ, ਸਿਧਾਂਤ, ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ) ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایجاد

ذہنی کوشش کے بعد (ایک خیال، منصوبہ، وضاحت، نظریہ، یا اصول) کے ساتھ آئیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发明

经过一番脑力劳动后想出（想法、计划、解释、理论或原则）

🇯🇵Japanese

発明する

精神的な努力の末に（アイデア、計画、説明、理論、または原則）を思いつく

🇰🇷Korean

꾸미다

정신적 노력 끝에 (아이디어, 계획, 설명, 이론 또는 원리)를 생각해 내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát minh

đưa ra (một ý tưởng, kế hoạch, lời giải thích, lý thuyết hoặc nguyên tắc) sau một nỗ lực tinh thần

🇹🇭Thai

ประดิษฐ์

คิดขึ้นมา (แนวคิด แผน คำอธิบาย ทฤษฎี หรือหลักการ) หลังจากพยายามทางจิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

menciptakan

munculkan (ide, rencana, penjelasan, teori, atau prinsip) setelah upaya mental

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-imbento

makabuo ng (isang ideya, plano, paliwanag, teorya, o prinsipyo) pagkatapos ng isang mental na pagsisikap

🇲🇾Malay

mencipta

menghasilkan (idea, rancangan, penjelasan, teori, atau prinsip) selepas usaha mental

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخترع

التوصل إلى (فكرة أو خطة أو شرح أو نظرية أو مبدأ) بعد جهد عقلي

🇮🇷Persian

اختراع کردن

(یک ایده، طرح، توضیح، نظریه یا اصل) پس از تلاش ذهنی

🇹🇷Turkish

icat etmek

Zihinsel bir çabanın ardından (bir fikir, plan, açıklama, teori veya prensip) ortaya çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִהַמצִיא

להעלות (רעיון, תוכנית, הסבר, תיאוריה או עיקרון) לאחר מאמץ מנטלי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'invent'?

The primary meaning of 'invent' is 'come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort'.

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Using 'invent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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