craft
verb/krɑːft/
/kræft/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they craft | /krɑːft/ /kræft/ |
| he / she / it crafts | /krɑːfts/ /kræfts/ |
| past simple crafted | /ˈkrɑːftɪd/ /ˈkræftɪd/ |
| past participle crafted | /ˈkrɑːftɪd/ /ˈkræftɪd/ |
| -ing form crafting | /ˈkrɑːftɪŋ/ /ˈkræftɪŋ/ |
- to make something using special skills, especially with your hands synonym fashion
- be crafted (from something) All the furniture is crafted from natural materials.
- a carefully crafted speech
Word OriginOld English cræft ‘strength, skill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft ‘strength’. Sense (4), originally in the expression small craft ‘small trading vessels’, may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of “craft” or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.
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