invent
verb (used with object)
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance.
have invented
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present perfectof invent.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I am certainly not claiming to have invented roasted chicken soup.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The group also faces increased competition from copycats in supermarkets, as well as from rival Select, which claims to have invented the spritz in Venice in 1920.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“What we have invented is very dangerous but we can dismantle it,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
In a park on the lakefront there used to be a statue representing Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym used by the unknown person or persons who claim to have invented the crypto currency back in 2008.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
“Genghis Khan must have invented some magic arrows, then,” I said.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
