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erfinden.

to invent

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛʁˈfɪndən/[ʔɛɐ̯ˈfɪndn̩]
  1. to invent

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  2. to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story)

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  3. to find out, to discover

    class-3 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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