edit
verb/ˈedɪt/
/ˈedɪt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they edit | /ˈedɪt/ /ˈedɪt/ |
| he / she / it edits | /ˈedɪts/ /ˈedɪts/ |
| past simple edited | /ˈedɪtɪd/ /ˈedɪtɪd/ |
| past participle edited | /ˈedɪtɪd/ /ˈedɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form editing | /ˈedɪtɪŋ/ /ˈedɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to prepare a piece of writing, a book, etc. to be published by correcting the mistakes, making improvements to it, etc.
- edit (something) This draft text will need to be edited.
- This is the edited version of my speech (= some parts have been taken out).
- The transcripts of the recording had been heavily edited.
- Students will be taught how to edit and proofread.
- edit something for something ‘Art Journal’ reserves the right to edit letters for clarity and length.
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- [intransitive, transitive] (computing) to make changes to text or data on screen
- Press F2 to edit directly in the cell.
- edit something You can download the file and edit it on your computer.
- [transitive] edit something when somebody edits a film, television programme, etc. they take what has been filmed or recorded and decide which parts to include and in which order
- They're showing the edited highlights of last month's game.
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatchingTopics Film and theatreb2, TV, radio and newsb2- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
- [transitive] edit something to prepare a book to be published by collecting together and arranging pieces of writing by one or more authors
- He's editing a book of essays by Isaiah Berlin.
- [transitive] edit something to be responsible for planning and publishing a newspaper, magazine, etc. (= to be the editor)
- She used to edit a women's magazine.
Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’).
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