What is being signed (English Meaning)

INVENT (as in "to make up something, like a story, idea, name")

Sign Type

ASL

Sign Description

The dominant hand in the 4 handshape touches above the eye on the dominant side of the forehead and moves upward.

Memory Aid

Think of thoughts coming forth from the brain.

This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• COME UP WITH (as in "to invent something")
• CONCEIVE (as in "to create an idea")
• CREATE
• FICTION
• FORMULATE
• INVENT (as in "to make up something, like a story, idea, name")
• MAKE UP (as in "invent")
• ORIGINATE (as in "conceive a thought")

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

The man who invented the TTY was Robert Weitbrecht, he was deaf.

ASL Gloss

MAN WHO INVENTED #TTY (teletypewriter) HIMSELF DEAF NAME R‑O‑B‑E‑R‑T W‑E‑I‑T‑B‑R‑E‑C‑H‑T

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English Sentence

Roy Holcomb was a deaf teacher who coined the term total communication.

ASL Gloss

R‑O‑Y H‑O‑L‑C‑O‑M‑B HE DEAF TEACHER INVENTED TERM T‑O‑T‑A‑L C‑O‑M‑M‑U‑N‑I‑C‑A‑T‑I‑O‑N TOTAL COMMUNICATION.

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English Sentence

Paul Hubbard was the quarterback for Gallaudet University in 1894 and he realized they needed a way to discuss plays in secret so he invented the football huddle.

ASL Gloss

YEAR 1894. P‑A‑U‑L H‑U‑B‑B‑A‑R‑D HIMSELF GALLAUDET FOOTBALL Q‑B HE DECIDE NEED SECRET DISCUSS P‑L‑A‑Y INVENT HUDDLE.

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English Sentence

Thomas Edison, who was hard of hearing, invented the phonograph and light bulb.

ASL Gloss

T‑H‑O‑M‑A‑S E‑D‑I‑S‑O‑N HIMSELF HARD OF HEARING HE INVENTED PHONOGRAPH LIGHT B‑U‑L‑B.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - Fingerspelled

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