invent
Translation
to invent, to make up
Examples
Who invented the telephone?
Who invented the telephone?
He invented an excuse for being late.
He invented an excuse for being late.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) invents ((sth.)) to create (sth.) new Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Similar Words
Synonyms: create, devise, fabricate; Antonyms: copy, imitate
Etymology
From Latin 'invenire' (to find, discover), from 'in-' (in, on) + 'venire' (to come). The idea is to 'come upon' something new.
Memory Tips
Imagine a lightbulb appearing over an 'inventor's' head. They 'vent' their new idea 'in'to the world.