invented

/ɪnˈvɛntɪd/

verb

To design a new process or mechanism.

Examples :

"After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks."

verb

To create something fictional for a particular purpose.

Examples :

"I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly."

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verb

To come upon; to find; to discover.

Examples :

"While cleaning her room, she invented a twenty-dollar bill she had forgotten about. "

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adjective

Fictional, made up, imaginary.

Examples :

"The child told an invented story about a dragon living in their backyard. "

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Meanings

Examples :

"After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks."

Examples :

"I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly."

Examples :

"While cleaning her room, she invented a twenty-dollar bill she had forgotten about. "

Examples :

"The child told an invented story about a dragon living in their backyard. "

Related Words

imaginary noun

Imagination; fancy.

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

fictional adjective

Invented, as opposed to real.

particular noun

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

alphabetize verb

To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

backyard noun

A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

mechanism noun

(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.

process noun

A series of events which produce a result (the product).

discover verb

To find or learn something for the first time.

forgotten verb

To lose remembrance of.

cleaning verb

To remove dirt from a place or object.

matchbooks noun

A small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches, generally with a striker on the outside.