What does "ingeniar" mean in English?

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Spanish

ingeniar

English

to devise

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Alternative translations of "ingeniar"

to contrive
to engineer
to plan
to invent

Examples of how to use "ingeniar" in Spanish

Spanish
Se las ingenió para salir.
English
He managed to get out.
Spanish
Ella ingenia soluciones simples.
English
She comes up with simple solutions.
Spanish
Ayer ingeniaste un buen plan.
English
Yesterday you devised a good plan.
Spanish
Cuando era niño ingeniaba juguetes.
English
When I was a child, I used to invent toys.
Spanish
Mañana ingeniaremos un nuevo plan.
English
Tomorrow we will come up with a new plan.

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Se las ingenió para salir.

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