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invent
English
Etymology
From Middle English inventen, borrowed from Old French inventer, from Latin inventus, perfect passive participle of inveni? (“come upon, meet with, find, discover”), from in (“in, on”) + veni? (“come”); see venture. Compare advent, covent, event, prevent, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?v?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
invent (third-person singular simple present invents, present participle inventing, simple past and past participle invented)
- To design a new process or mechanism.
- To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
- Synonym: make up
- (obsolete) To come upon; to find; to discover.
Synonyms
- fangle
See also
- discover
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- invent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- invent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im?vent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im?ben/
Noun
invent m (plural invents)
- invention
- Synonym: invenció
Related terms
- inventar
Further reading
- “invent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “invent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “invent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “invent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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found
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: found, IPA(key): /fa?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Etymology 1
See find.
Verb
found
- simple past tense and past participle of find
Synonyms
- (past participle): discovered; repertitious (by chance or upon advice, obs.)
Derived terms
- found art
- found footage
- found literature
- found music
- found object
- found poetry
- lost and found
- unfound
Noun
found (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Food and lodging; board.
Etymology 2
From Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin fund?re. Compare fund.
Verb
found (third-person singular simple present founds, present participle founding, simple past and past participle founded) (transitive)
- (transitive) To start (an institution or organization).
- (transitive) To begin building. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to start organization): establish
Antonyms
- (to begin building): ruin
- (to start organization): dissolve, abolish
Related terms
- foundation
- founder
Translations
References
- Oxford Online Dictionary, found
- WordNet 3.1: A Lexical Database for English, Princeton University
Etymology 3
From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir.
Verb
found (third-person singular simple present founds, present participle founding, simple past and past participle founded) (transitive)
- To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
- To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
Related terms
- foundry
Translations
Etymology 4
Noun
found (plural founds)
- A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
Anagrams
- fondu
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