innovate
gb/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/ us/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/
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Ingles
Mga kahulugan
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Pandiwa
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action
1
introduce new ideas or methods
To create and use new ideas or ways of doing things.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone/company] innovates (in/with/by) [area/method]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse innovate with invent; innovate is often about introducing or applying new ideas, not only creating something totally new.
Mga kasingkahulugan
pioneer (Emphasizes being among the first to develop or adopt something new.)
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modernize (Focuses on updating something to be more modern, not necessarily creating something novel.)
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reinvent (Suggests a major change to make something feel new again.)
Mga kasalungat
stagnate (Means to stop developing or improving.)
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copy (Means to imitate instead of creating or introducing something new.)
Mga kolokasyon
innovate in healthcare
|innovate in education
|innovate in technology
|innovate quickly
|innovate continuously
|innovate to stay competitive
|innovate products and services
|innovate the customer experience
|innovate at speed
|innovate through partnerships
Mga tema
business
|technology
|work
|education
Mga Halimbawa
- To survive in a crowded market, the company has to innovate constantly.
- Startups often innovate by testing small changes and learning fast.
- The lab is innovating new materials that use less energy to produce.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Our team wants to innovate this year.
- The company must innovate to grow.
Pandiwa
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action
2
change established ways to improve
To improve an existing way of doing something by making changes.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] innovates [process/system/way of doing something] (by [method])
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Because innovate is often intransitive, learners may be unsure about using it with a direct object; in modern English, patterns like “innovate the process” and “innovate the way we work” are common in professional contexts.
Mga kasingkahulugan
revamp (Highlights making something look or work better, often through a noticeable overhaul.)
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streamline (Focuses on making a process simpler or more efficient.)
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reform (Often used for systems or institutions, especially in government or organizations.)
Mga kasalungat
maintain (Means to keep something the same rather than changing it.)
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preserve (Emphasizes protecting existing practices from change.)
Mga kolokasyon
innovate the process
|innovate the way we work
|innovate service delivery
|innovate operations
|innovate the business model
|innovate workflow
|innovate internal systems
|innovate policy design
|innovate manufacturing
|innovate hiring practices
Mga tema
work
|business
|government
|process
Mga Halimbawa
- They innovated their onboarding process to reduce drop-off in the first week.
- The hospital is innovating how it schedules appointments to cut wait times.
- We need to innovate the way we train new staff, not just add more sessions.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They innovated their workflow.
- We want to innovate our service.
Gramatika
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innovate
IPA
GB/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/
US/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/
Mga pantig at diin
in - nov - ate (3 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: innovate
- 3rd Person Singular: innovates
- Present Participle: innovating
- Past: innovated
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
innovates
verb
innovating
verb
innovated
verb
Core family
Related words
innovatively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
uninnovative
adjective
Advanced or less common
innovativeness
noun
Mga ekspresyon
innovate around [something]
1/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt ɚˈaʊnd sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
find creative solutions despite limits
To be creative even when something limits you.
Mga Halimbawa
- With limited funding, the team innovated around the budget constraint.
- Engineers innovated around the chip shortage by redesigning the board.
- The company innovated around strict regulations by changing its delivery model.
innovate on/upon [something]
1/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt ənəpən sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
build on an existing idea
To improve an existing idea or product with new changes.
Mga Halimbawa
- The new model innovates on the original by adding better battery life.
- Rather than starting from scratch, they innovated upon a proven design.
- The team is innovating on last year’s approach to make it cheaper to run.
innovate or die
1/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt ˈɔɹ dˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
business
must innovate to survive
If you don’t innovate, you will fail.
Mga Halimbawa
- In the tech industry, it’s innovate or die.
- The CEO framed the challenge in simple terms: innovate or die.
- For some retailers facing online competition, it can feel like innovate or die.