invention

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in ven′shən)

Collocations for "invention"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "invention" in context.

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invention

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a lifesaving invention
  2. a [brilliant, clever, useless] invention
  3. an invention that has saved [thousands] of lives
  4. an invention that changed the world
  5. the invention of the [printing press, telephone]
  6. invention and [innovation, development]
  7. an invention used [to, for, in]
  8. the invention provides a new...
  9. submit a patent for his (new) invention
  10. has patented the invention
  11. trying to come up with an invention
  12. [snubbed, rejected] the invention (at first)
  13. [presented, unveiled] the invention at
  14. [British] inventions
  15. inventions from [the medieval era]
  16. before the invention of the...
  17. the [idea, inspiration] behind the invention
  18. the [story, article] is just invention
'invention' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
born - create - forefront - incredible - mid - myth - patent - technology - term - transform - trigger - unveil

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