invent
verb (used with object)
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance.
will invent
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future tenseof invent.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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They’re the next generation who will invent ways to drive our business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
"To meet the moment, we will invent new business models and new ways to play by leaning into what we already have: iconic teams, characters and worlds that people love."
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Down the road, perhaps someone will invent an Ozempic that doesn’t cause patients to shed so many pounds, maintaining the drug’s benefits to metabolic health independent of weight loss.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
“He will invent whatever he wants to invent,” Bennet said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2022
In the early twentieth century, scientists will invent more sophisticated and less dangerous ways to "see" brain activity.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
