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    invent

    US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

    ・

    UK /ɪnˈvent/

    A2TOEIC
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo create something such as a story or excuse
    They had to invent an explanation for not attending classes
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo create something useful for the first time
    We are trying to invent a new way to find diseases early

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    How Levi's Became a Denim Icon

    03:00How Levi's Became a Denim Icon
    • Now, to be sure, Davis and Strauss technically didn't invent blue jeans.

      Now, to be sure, Davis and Strauss technically didn't invent blue jeans.

    • technically didn't invent blue jeans. The phrase itself traces all the way

      technically didn't invent blue jeans. The phrase itself traces all the way

    B2

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • And then we can do what America always does: lead the world and invent the future and put people to work.

      And then we can do what America always does: lead the world and invent the future and put people to work.

    • And I am the candidate and the only one who's saying this has to be the top priority of the United States, the organizing principle to mobilize the United States so that we can do what we've always done, lead the world and invent the future,

      And I am the candidate and the only one who's saying this has to be the top priority of the United States, the organizing principle to mobilize the United States so that we can do what we've always done, lead the world and invent the future,

    B1

    Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan

    42:05Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
    • to invent new medicines, more vaccines, more drugs. And so what's being done, which is

      to invent new medicines, more vaccines, more drugs. And so what's being done, which is

    A2

    UK vs USA Holiday Special | Food Wars | Insider Food

    37:58UK vs USA Holiday Special | Food Wars | Insider Food
    • Did Dr. Seuss invent the word Grinch?

      Did Dr. Seuss invent the word Grinch?

    B2

    The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson

    10:20The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
    • So over and over again, I'm worried that while America clearly wins all the Nobel Prizes, if there were a Nobel Prize for implementing what we invent, we would not be so dominant.

      So over and over again, I'm worried that while America clearly wins all the Nobel Prizes, if there were a Nobel Prize for implementing what we invent, we would not be so dominant.

    • So over and over again, I'm worried that while America clearly wins all of the Nobel Prizes, if there were a Nobel Prize for implementing what we invent, we would not be so dominant.

      So over and over again, I'm worried that while America clearly wins all of the Nobel Prizes, if there were a Nobel Prize for implementing what we invent, we would not be so dominant.

    B1

    Google goes wild, again... 11 things you missed at I/O

    04:28Google goes wild, again... 11 things you missed at I/O
    • That's surprising, because Google would normally go off and invent its own architecture that nobody asked for, and then kill it a few years later.

      That's surprising, because Google would normally go off and invent its own architecture that nobody asked for, and then kill it a few years later.

    • That's surprising because Google would normally go off and invent its own architecture that nobody asked for and then kill it a few years later.

      That's surprising because Google would normally go off and invent its own architecture that nobody asked for and then kill it a few years later.

    B1

    The accidental discovery that could help solve fashion's biggest problem

    12:36The accidental discovery that could help solve fashion's biggest problem
    • It's almost like, you know, the people who invent sticky tape or 3M, I'm working on something else, but, oh, look what I discovered.

      It's almost like, you know, the people who invent sticky tape or 3M, I'm working on something else, but, oh, look what I discovered.

    • It's almost like, you know, the people who invent sticky tape or 3M.

      It's almost like, you know, the people who invent sticky tape or 3M.

    B1

    Dyson Founder on When to Give Up and Products He Regrets Scrapping | WSJ

    09:16Dyson Founder on When to Give Up and Products He Regrets Scrapping | WSJ
    • The Wall Street Journal sat down with Dyson at the company's new headquarters in Singapore to discuss how James Dyson picks what to invent, when to give up, and what's in store for the company after 34 years.

      The Wall Street Journal sat down with Dyson at the company's new headquarters in Singapore to discuss how James Dyson picks what to invent, when to give up, and what's in store for the company after 34 years.

    • The Wall Street Journal sat down with Dyson at the company's new headquarters in Singapore to discuss how James Dyson picks what to invent, when to give up,

      The Wall Street Journal sat down with Dyson at the company's new headquarters in Singapore to discuss how James Dyson picks what to invent, when to give up,

    B1

    Some people never get COVID-19 — researchers may now know why

    02:02Some people never get COVID-19 — researchers may now know why
    • All of the scientists we spoke with said while there are new variants and much more research is needed this gene could help invent new vaccines to target COVID and possibly other respiratory viruses too.

      All of the scientists we spoke with said while there are new variants and much more research is needed this gene could help invent new vaccines to target COVID and possibly other respiratory viruses too.

    • All of the scientists we spoke with said while there are new variants and much more research is needed, this gene could help invent new vaccines to target COVID and possibly other respiratory viruses too.

      All of the scientists we spoke with said while there are new variants and much more research is needed, this gene could help invent new vaccines to target COVID and possibly other respiratory viruses too.

    B1

    Why it's important to sleep, nap and be lazy (sometimes)

    36:09Why it's important to sleep, nap and be lazy (sometimes)
    • First, Benjamin Franklin did not invent it.

      First, Benjamin Franklin did not invent it.

    B1