Definition of create verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

create

verb

/kriˈeɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they create	/kriˈeɪt/ /kriˈeɪt/
he / she / it creates	/kriˈeɪts/ /kriˈeɪts/
past simple created	/kriˈeɪtɪd/ /kriˈeɪtɪd/
past participle created	/kriˈeɪtɪd/ /kriˈeɪtɪd/
-ing form creating	/kriˈeɪtɪŋ/ /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/

Idioms

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create something to make something happen or exist
- Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.
- The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
- The government plans to create more jobs for young people.
- Create a new directory and put all your files into it.
- Try this new dish, created by our head chef.
- The agreement will create new opportunities for the aviation industry.
- Severe storms created some travel problems.
- the newly created position of executive editor
Synonyms make
makedo ▪ create ▪ develop ▪ produce ▪ generate ▪ formThese words all mean to make something from parts or materials, or to cause something to exist or happen.
make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:
She makes her own clothes.
She made a good impression on the interviewer.
do (rather informal) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat:
He did a beautiful drawing of a house.
Who’s doing the food for the party?
create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.
make or create?Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: Try this new dish, created by our head chef.
develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:
to develop new software
produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:
a factory that produces microchips
generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:
to generate electricity
Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.
form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:
Rearrange the letters to form a new word.
The chain is formed from 136 links.
Patterns
- to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
- to make/form something into something
- to make/produce wine
- to create/develop a new product
- to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
- to produce/generate electricity/heat/power
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create something to produce a particular feeling or impression
- He's eager to create a good impression at work.
- The company is trying to create a young energetic image.
- The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion.
- The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling.
- They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth.
- We work hard to create a pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff.
to give somebody a particular rank or title
- create something The government has created eight new peers.
- create something + noun He was created a baronet in 1715.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘form out of nothing’, used of a divine or supernatural being): from Latin creat- ‘produced’, from the verb creare.

Idioms

create/make ripples | create/make a ripple

to be noticed and have an impact
- It's a film that promises to create ripples.
- The debate has barely made a ripple here.

See create in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee create in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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Nearby words

alloy

noun

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Physics and chemistry

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