invent
verb (used with object)
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance.
are inventing
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present progressiveof invent.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Together with Corning, we are inventing the future of computing with advanced optical technologies.”
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"There is no such field as captivity medicine, and we are inventing it," said Dr Steinman told the BBC on Saturday, after the team learned the identities of the hostages they would be treating.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
Here and there, older adults are inventing or reinventing other rites of passage at important junctures in their lives.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Now resourceful people are inventing risky, uncomfortable ways to access international services and vital goods.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2022
To dream that you are inventing something, or feel interested in some invention, denotes you will aspire to fortune and will be successful in your designs.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
