How to spell invent

Invent is spelled I-N-V-E-N-T.

hear itin·vent/ɪn'vɛnt/verbRules and real life

What it means: To create or devise something new.

In a sentence: You can invent a new game to play with your friends.

Same family: invention, inventor, inventive, reinvent, invented. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Invent comes from the Latin word 'invenire,' which originally meant 'to come upon' or 'to find.' Over time, the meaning shifted from simply finding something to creating something new in the mind.

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