invent
/ɪnˈvent/verb
उच्चारण इन्वेन्ट
आविष्कार करना
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
- 1
[T] ~ sth
to produce or design something that has not existed before
आविष्कार करना
- Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
- The Wright brothers invented the aeroplane in the early twentieth century.
- Who invented the printing press?
+ 2 more examples
- Scientists invented a faster way to test for the disease.
- The students invented a game to learn the multiplication tables.
- 2
[T] ~ sth
to say or describe something that is not true, especially in order to trick people
गढ़ना, मनगढ़ंत बनाना
- He invented an excuse for being late.
- The boy invented a story about a stolen bicycle to hide the fact that he had sold it.
- He invented a story about a missing wallet to avoid paying.
+ 2 more examples
- She invented an illness to skip school.
- The witness had invented the whole account.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
invent + noun
Invent means to create something new that did not exist before; the object is the new thing.
'Invent' का अर्थ कुछ नया बनाना है जो पहले अस्तित्व में नहीं था; इसकी object वह नई चीज़ होती है।
- Who invented the printing press?
- Radhika invented a simple device to save water.
invent + excuse / story / name
Invent also means to make up something false, such as an excuse or a story.
'Invent' का अर्थ झूठी बात गढ़ना भी है, जैसे बहाना या कहानी।
- He invented an excuse to leave the meeting early.
- The child invented a story about a talking elephant.
invent vs discover
Invent is for making something new; discover is for finding something that was already there.
कुछ नया बनाने के लिए 'invent' और पहले से मौजूद चीज़ को खोजने के लिए 'discover' आता है।
- Graham Bell invented the telephone, but Columbus discovered America.
be invented (passive) / inventor, invention
The passive is common with dates and places; the noun for the person is inventor and for the thing is invention.
तारीख और स्थान के साथ passive आम है; व्यक्ति के लिए संज्ञा 'inventor' और वस्तु के लिए 'invention' है।
- Paper was invented in China.
- The wheel is considered the greatest invention of all.
+Collocations 4
invent + noun
machinedevicegamelanguagemethodtechnique
- The villagers invented a cheap way to store grain.
invent + falsehood
excusestoryalibireasonrumourname
- The accused had invented an alibi.
adverb + invent
independentlyaccidentallyrecentlyoriginallycleverly
- Two scientists independently invented the same device.
invented by / in / for
by a scientistin the 19th centuryfor the blindin Indiato solve a problem
- The Braille system was invented for the blind.
“More examples 5
- Chess is believed to have been invented in India.
माना जाता है कि शतरंज का आविष्कार भारत में हुआ था।
- Stop inventing reasons and tell me the truth.
बहाने गढ़ना बंद करो और मुझे सच बताओ।
- The students invented a new game using old bottle caps.
विद्यार्थियों ने पुराने बोतल के ढक्कनों से एक नया खेल बनाया।
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है।
- Raman invented nothing, but his discovery of the Raman effect won him a Nobel Prize.
रमन ने कोई चीज़ आविष्कृत नहीं की, पर रमन प्रभाव की खोज ने उन्हें नोबेल पुरस्कार दिलाया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Newton invented the law of gravity.
✓ Newton discovered the law of gravity.
A law of nature already existed; it is discovered, not invented.
प्रकृति का नियम पहले से मौजूद था; उसकी खोज (discover) होती है, आविष्कार (invent) नहीं।
✗ Columbus invented America in 1492.
✓ Columbus discovered America in 1492.
A place that already existed is discovered, not invented.
पहले से मौजूद स्थान की खोज (discover) होती है, आविष्कार (invent) नहीं।
✗ The telephone was invent by Graham Bell.
✓ The telephone was invented by Graham Bell.
The passive needs the past participle invented.
Passive में past participle 'invented' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all bring something into existence or knowledge, but they point to different acts.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को अस्तित्व या ज्ञान में लाती हैं, पर अलग-अलग कार्य की ओर संकेत करती हैं।
To create something new that did not exist, such as a machine, or to make up a falsehood.
कुछ नया बनाना जो पहले नहीं था, जैसे मशीन, या झूठ गढ़ना।
- He invented a new type of pump.
To find something, or find out something, that was already there but unknown.
ऐसी चीज़ को खोजना जो पहले से थी पर अज्ञात थी।
- Scientists discovered a new species of frog.
A general word for making something, especially art or a new situation; it does not suggest a new device.
कुछ बनाने का सामान्य शब्द, विशेषकर कला या नई स्थिति के लिए; यह किसी नए उपकरण का संकेत नहीं देता।
- The artist created a mural on the school wall.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·vent
?Which word?
The discover/invent pair, asked very often: you invent something new (the telephone, the bulb) and discover something that already existed (gravity, America).
Discover और invent की जोड़ी बहुत पूछी जाती है: नई चीज़ invent करते हैं (टेलीफ़ोन, बल्ब) और पहले से मौजूद चीज़ discover करते हैं (गुरुत्वाकर्षण, अमेरिका)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Necessity is the mother of invention.'
कहावत 'Necessity is the mother of invention'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The zero and the decimal system were developed in ancient India; Aryabhata gave the value of pi.
शून्य और दशमलव प्रणाली प्राचीन भारत में विकसित हुई; आर्यभट ने pi का मान दिया।