erfinden

Meaning

1. (class-3, strong, transitive) to invent
2. (class-3, strong, transitive) to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story)
3. (class-3, strong, transitive) to find out, to discover

Concepts

invent

contrive

fabricate

forge

devise

make up

conceive

feign

formulate

plan

plot

think out

work out

frame someone

come up ''with smth''

devise a plan

build up

invent

come up

complete

construct

create

excogitate

fab

Synonyms

ausdenken

ersinnen

erdenken

entdecken

ausarbeiten

erdichten

fingieren

konstruieren

formen

konzipieren

entwickeln

schmieden

erarbeiten

ausbrüten

zu Ende machen

ausbilden

finden

🔍

inventieren

schaffen

treffen

vollenden

vorfinden

🔍

erschaffen

erschwindeln

sich ausdenken

Ausgedachtes

austüfteln

aushecken

begreifen

dichten

ausfeilen

entwerfen

Translations

inventar

inventer

inventare

uitvinden

inventar

uitdenken

bedenken

uydurmak

verzinnen

inventar

icat etmek

bekokstoven

escogitare

uitkienen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛʁˈfɪndən/

Etymology

From Middle High German ervinden, from Old High German irfindan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀfinþan. Equivalent to er- + finden.