invent
/ɪnˈvent/
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Translation
To make or think of something completely new for the first time.
Word origin
From Latin invenire, meaning to come upon or find out.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- invenire
Grammar
Verb typeregular (invent, invents, invented)
Examples
machines.
Here "invent" means to make something new for the first time.
class.
"Invented" is the past form of "invent".
.
"Invents" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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