приду́мать

fairly common #1036B2

verbperfective imperfective is приду́мывать

1.
to come up with, to think up, to make up
Наконе́ц он приду́мал, что сказа́ть.
He finally came up with something to say.
Of ideas, plans, excuses, names; often + что or an infinitive clause.
2.
to invent
Ма́ма, а кто приду́мал телефо́н?
Mum, who invented the telephone?
Colloquial for изобрести when talking about inventions.

Examples

Он приду́мал но́вую иде́ю.
He thought up a new idea.
Он приду́мал предло́г для дра́ки со мной.
He made up a pretext for a fight with me.
Э́то не Том приду́мал.
This wasn't Tom's idea.
Том и Мэри приду́мали возмо́жное реше́ние их пробле́мы.
Tom and Mary came up with a possible solution to their problem.
Лу́чше пого́ды не приду́маешь!
You couldn't ask for better weather!
Он приду́мал ло́жный слух.
He invented a false rumor.
Мы до́лжны приду́мать но́вый план.
We have to come up with a new plan.
Он приду́мал исто́рию.
He made up the history.

Imperative
ты	приду́май
вы	приду́майте

Active present	-
Active past	приду́мавший	who invented, having invented, having devised, that thought up
Passive present	-
Passive past	приду́манный	invented, fictitious, imaginary, made-up
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	приду́мав придумавши	while doing (past)

ду́матьto think; to think; to intend
verbimperfective
уду́матьto think up
verbperfective
взду́матьto take it into one's head; to not dare (do sth)
verbperfective
вы́думатьto think up; to make up
verbperfective
доду́матьto think through (to the end); to think up what is missing
verbperfective