"invent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

invent verbo

invent + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 47
invent the Christmas card • invent things • invent a story • invent a machine • invent characters • ...
verbo + invent
Kolokacji: 6
help invent • try to invent • start inventing • keep inventing • begin inventing • ...
invent + preposición
Kolokacji: 17
invented by • invented in • invent for • invented at • invent on • ...
invent + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 22
newly invented • originally invented • virtually invent • independently invented • actually invent • ...
(3) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
  • There is one professional, however, who practically invented the term.
  • They practically invented cloning, at least in matters of art.
  • It's been more than a decade - you all practically invented social networking.
  • He practically invented the field that is known today as Americana.
  • "Trevor's family practically invented the tobacco industry in this country."
  • The Doctor refers to how his race "practically invented" black holes.
  • Q: Your ads say that you practically invented the art of conversation.
  • Good Experience: Mark practically invented the science of simplified web design.
  • It might come as a surprise, but I practically invented it.
  • Arabs like to say that they practically invented storytelling, "1,001 Nights" being the most celebrated example.
(4) simply, literally
Kolokacji: 2
(5) wholly, entirely
Kolokacji: 2

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