create
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).
Inflected forms:
form: creates
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: creating
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: created
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: created
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: create
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: create
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: created
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: create
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: createst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: created
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: createdst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: creates
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: createth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: created
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: create
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: created
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: create
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: created
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: create
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: creating
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: created
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: creäte
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
… God created man a moral agent.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", […] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.
gloss: To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
pos: verb
tags: especially
transitive
examples: In the beginning God created yᵉ heauen and the earth. And the earth was without forme & voyde, and darkenes was vpon the depe, & the Spirit of God moued vpon the waters.
gloss: To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
gloss: To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties
A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
gloss: To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons.
Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.
Create him Prorex of Affrica,
That he may win the Babilonians hearts,
Which will reuolt from Perſean gouernment,
Unleſſe they haue a wiſer King than you.
gloss: To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
gloss: In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
pos: verb
tags: UK
colloquial
intransitive
examples: 'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'
Synonyms: bring forth
cause
contrive
create
develop
engender
evolve
generate
gin up
innate
form
forthbring
make
produce
spawn
Antonyms: destroy
Related words: creable
creatability
creatable
creation
creational
creationally
creationarily
creationary
creationism
creationist
creationistic
creationistically
creative
creatively
creativeness
creativity
creator
creatorship
creatress
creatrix
creatural
creature
creatureliness
creaturely
procreate
recreate
re-create
recreation
come into being
Derived words: cocreate
concreate
creatard
create daylight between oneself and someone
creotard
discreate
increate
miscreate
newcreate
noncreating
self-create
transcreate
uncreate
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: mbaroj (gheg)
lang: Albanian
word: krijoj
lang: Albanian
word: sajoj
lang: Albanian
word: lentoj
lang: Southern Altai
word: јазаар
roman: ǰazaar
lang: Arabic
word: خَلَقَ
roman: ḵalaqa
lang: Arabic
word: خلق
roman: ḵalaʔ
lang: Aragonese
word: creyar
lang: Armenian
word: ստեղծել
roman: steġcel
lang: Armenian
word: արարել
roman: ararel
lang: Asturian
word: crear
lang: Azerbaijani
word: yaratmaq
lang: Belarusian
word: твары́ць
roman: tvarýcʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: ствары́ць
roman: stvarýcʹ
lang: Bengali
word: বানানো
roman: bananō
lang: Bengali
word: তৈরি করা
roman: tōiri kora
lang: Bulgarian
word: създа́вам
roman: sǎzdávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: създа́м
roman: sǎzdám
lang: Bulgarian
word: творя́
roman: tvorjá
lang: Bulgarian
word: сътворя́вам
roman: sǎtvorjávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: сътворя́
roman: sǎtvorjá
lang: Burmese
word: ဖန်တီး
roman: hpanti:
lang: Burmese
word: ဖန်
roman: hpan
lang: Catalan
word: crear
lang: Chichewa
word: -lenga
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 創造 /创造
roman: chuàngzào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 締造 /缔造
roman: dìzào
lang: Maore Comorian
word: uumba
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: huumba
lang: Cornish
word: gul
lang: Cornish
word: gwruthyl
lang: Cornish
word: oberi
lang: Czech
word: tvořit
lang: Czech
word: vytvořit
lang: Czech
word: udělat
lang: Danish
word: skabe
lang: Dutch
word: creëren
lang: Dutch
word: scheppen
lang: Dutch
word: maken
lang: Egyptian
word: p:t-H
roman: ptḥ
lang: Esperanto
word: krei
lang: Estonian
word: looma
lang: Extremaduran
word: crial
lang: Finnish
word: luoda
lang: French
word: créer
lang: Galician
word: crear
lang: Georgian
word: შექმნა
roman: šekmna
lang: German
word: kreieren
lang: German
word: erschaffen
lang: German
word: schaffen
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: gaskapjan
lang: Greek
word: δημιουργώ
roman: dimiourgó
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κτίζω
roman: ktízō
lang: Mbya Guarani
word: moingo
lang: Haitian Creole
word: kreye
lang: Hebrew
word: יָצַר
roman: yatsár
lang: Hebrew
word: בָּרָא
roman: bará
lang: Higaonon
word: agbuhaton
lang: Hindi
word: रचना
roman: racnā
lang: Hindi
word: सृजन करना
roman: sŕjan karnā
lang: Hindi
word: बनाना
roman: banānā
lang: Hindi
word: रचना करना
roman: racnā karnā
lang: Hindi
word: सृष्टि करना
roman: sŕṣṭi karnā
lang: Hindi
word: सिरजना
roman: sirajnā
lang: Hungarian
word: teremt
lang: Hungarian
word: alkot
lang: Hungarian
word: létrehoz
lang: Icelandic
word: skapa
lang: Ido
word: krear
lang: Indonesian
word: menciptakan
lang: Old Irish
word: do·fuissim
lang: Italian
word: creare
lang: Japanese
word: 生み出す
roman: umidasu
lang: Japanese
word: 創造する
roman: sōzō suru
lang: Kazakh
word: жарату
roman: jaratu
lang: Kazakh
word: жасау
roman: jasau
lang: Kazakh
word: құру
roman: qūru
lang: Kazakh
word: тудыру
roman: tudyru
lang: Kazakh
word: шығару
roman: şyğaru
lang: Khmer
word: បង្ក
roman: bɑɑbɑngkɑɑ
lang: Khmer
word: បង្កើត
roman: bɑɑbɑngkaət
lang: Korean
word: 창조하다
roman: changjohada
lang: Kunda
word: -lenga
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: afirandin
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: xulqandin
lang: Kyrgyz
word: жаратуу
roman: jaratuu
lang: Latgalian
word: radeit
lang: Latgalian
word: taiseit
lang: Latin
word: creō
lang: Latvian
word: radīt
lang: Lenje
word: -lenga
lang: Lithuanian
word: kurti
lang: Lithuanian
word: sukurti
lang: Macedonian
word: создава
roman: sozdava
lang: Macedonian
word: создаде
roman: sozdade
lang: Macedonian
word: твори
roman: tvori
lang: Macedonian
word: створи
roman: stvori
lang: Malay
word: cipta
lang: Malay
word: mencipta
lang: Malayalam
word: ഉണ്ടാക്കുക
roman: uṇṭākkuka
lang: Malayalam
word: സൃഷ്ടിക്കുക
roman: sr̥ṣṭikkuka
lang: Maltese
word: ħalaq
lang: Eastern Mari
word: ышташ
roman: yštaš
lang: Middle English
word: formen
lang: Mongolian
word: бүтээх
roman: büteex
lang: Mongolian
word: үүсгэх
roman: üüsgex
lang: Norman
word: créer
lang: Norwegian
word: skape
lang: Nyungwe
word: -lenga
lang: Church Slavic
word: творити
roman: tvoriti
lang: Old East Slavic
word: творити
roman: tvoriti
lang: Old English
word: wyrċan
lang: Old English
word: ġesċieppan
lang: Oromo
word: uumuu
lang: Persian
word: آفریدن
roman: âfaridan
lang: Persian
word: خلق کردن
roman: xalq kardan
lang: Persian
word: بوجود آوردن
lang: Persian
word: ایجاد کردن
roman: ijâd kardan
lang: Piedmontese
word: creé
lang: Plautdietsch
word: schaufen
lang: Polish
word: tworzyć
lang: Polish
word: stworzyć
lang: Portuguese
word: criar
lang: Quechua
word: kamay
lang: Romanian
word: crea
lang: Russian
word: создава́ть
roman: sozdavátʹ
lang: Russian
word: созда́ть
roman: sozdátʹ
lang: Russian
word: твори́ть
roman: tvorítʹ
lang: Russian
word: сотвори́ть
roman: sotvorítʹ
lang: Sanskrit
word: कृ
roman: kṛ
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: тво̀рити
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ства́рати
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ство̀рити
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: tvòriti
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: stvárati
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: stvòriti
lang: Silesian
word: tworzić
lang: Slovak
word: tvoriť
lang: Slovak
word: vytvoriť
lang: Slovene
word: ustvarjati
lang: Slovene
word: ustvariti
lang: Slovene
word: narediti
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: tworiś
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: tworić
lang: Spanish
word: crear
lang: Spanish
word: generar
lang: Swahili
word: kuumba
lang: Swedish
word: skapa
lang: Tajik
word: офаридан
roman: ofaridan
lang: Tajik
word: эҷод кардан
roman: ejod kardan
lang: Telugu
word: సృష్టించు
roman: sr̥ṣṭiñcu
lang: Telugu
word: కల్పించు
roman: kalpiñcu
lang: Telugu
word: సృజించు
roman: sr̥jiñcu
lang: Telugu
word: చేయు
roman: cēyu
lang: Thai
word: สร้างสรรค์
roman: sâang-sǎn
lang: Thai
word: สร้าง
roman: sâang
lang: Tocharian B
word: pyutk-
lang: Turkish
word: yaratmak
lang: Turkish
word: oluşturmak
lang: Turkish
word: meydana getirmek
lang: Turkish
word: ortaya koymak
lang: Turkish
word: teşekkül ettirmek
lang: Turkish
word: tekvin etmek
lang: Turkmen
word: döretmek
lang: Ugaritic
word: 𐎖𐎐𐎊
roman: qny
lang: Ukrainian
word: твори́ти
roman: tvorýty
lang: Ukrainian
word: створи́ти
roman: stvorýty
lang: Uyghur
word: ياراتماق
roman: yaratmaq
lang: Uzbek
word: yaratmoq
lang: Uzbek
word: ijod etmoq
lang: Vietnamese
word: tạo
lang: Vietnamese
word: tạo nên
lang: Vietnamese
word: sáng tạo
lang: Welsh
word: creu
lang: Yao (Africa)
word: kupanganya
lang: Yiddish
word: שאַפֿן
roman: shafn
lang: Yiddish
word: באַשאַפֿן
roman: bashafn