inventare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contrive verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- devise verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
- fabricate verb To manufacture or build something, especially by assembling parts.
- invent verb To create or design something new that didn't exist before.
- plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.
Senses
inventare is used for these senses in English:
- come up with (idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
- devise (transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
- fabricate (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- invent To design a new process or mechanism.
- make up To invent, to imagine, to concoct
- plan (transitive) To create a plan for.
- think up (idiomatic) To create in one’s mind; to invent.
contrive — full definition
- verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- verb To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- verb To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
- verb To spend (time, or a period).
devise — full definition
- verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
- verb To leave real estate to someone in a will.