create

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kriːeɪt/

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• Hyphenation: cre‧ate

Verb

Plain form create

Third-person singular creates

Past tense created

Past participle created

Present participle creating

1. (transitive) If you create something, you make it. Usually, it's something that nobody has made before.
   • Synonyms: make and made
   • Antonym: destroy

   Initially, the company will create 200 new jobs, rising to 520 over the next few years.

   A lot of problems have been created by the new government.

Related words

• creation
• creator
• created