To design a new process or mechanism. / To create something fictional for a particular purpose. / (obsolete) To come upon; to find; to discover.

(transitive, nonstandard) To make an inventory of.

Something invented. / The act of inventing. / The capacity to invent. / (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.

(intransitive, often with of) to compile an inventory; to take stock; to inventory. / (intransitive, often with of) to assess a situation

(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business. / (operations) A detailed list of all of the items on hand.

(transitive, operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

fictional, made up, imaginary.

simple past tense and past participle of invent