uitvinden — meaning in English

English meaning

• find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
• invent verb To create or design something new that didn't exist before.

Senses

uitvinden is used for these senses in English:

• find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
• invent To design a new process or mechanism.
• invent To create something fictional for a particular purpose.

find out — full definition

1. phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
2. phrasal verb To detect someone in a lie, crime or deception, so that their behaviour becomes known.

invent — full definition

1. verb To create or design something new that didn't exist before.
2. verb To make up a fictional story or excuse.

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