invent

To invent something is to create it. A person who invents comes up with new ideas, new products, or new solutions to problems.

• Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
• Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
• Who invented the automobile?
• Inventing things requires a lot of hard work and patience.
• We need to invent new methods of creating clean energy.
• What are some other things that we need to invent?
• Who first invented the wheel?

The thing that a person invents is called an invention.

• In some cases, many different people contribute to the development of an invention.
• New inventions usually make people’s lives easier or they contribute to our enjoyment of life.
• Leonardo da Vinci’s work contributed to the invention of many different kinds of machines, including some that could fly.
• What kinds of inventions do we need that will help humanity and make the Earth a better place?

A person who invents things is called an inventor.

• George Washington Carver was a famous inventor and scientist who worked in the area of agriculture.
• Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of the printing press.
• The world is full of inventors who are working on new ideas and new products.

George Washington Carver

The word "inventive" is an adjective:

• He’s a very inventive student.
• Jessica took an inventive approach to solve the problem.
• Inventive thinking can help us solve some of our biggest problems.

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July 15, 2019