invenio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- discover verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
- find verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
- 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
invenio is used for these senses in English:
- come across (idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident.
- come upon To befall; to affect; to happen to.
- discover (transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
- encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
- find (transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- invent To design a new process or mechanism.
discover — full definition
- verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- verb To realize or become aware of something.
encounter — full definition
- verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
- noun A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, tense, or significant.