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createcreate /kriˈeɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcreateOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of creare VERB TABLEcreate |
Present | I, you, we, they | create | | he, she, it | creates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | created | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have created | | he, she, it | has created | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had created | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will create | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have created |
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Present | I | am creating | | he, she, it | is creating | | you, we, they | are creating | Past | I, he, she, it | was creating | | you, we, they | were creating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been creating | | he, she, it | has been creating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been creating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be creating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been creating |
THESAURUSproduce something► make to produce something by working or doing something: Carol’s making carrot cake for dessert. Did you make that dress yourself? ► produce to make or grow something in large quantities: The cheese is produced in Italy. ► develop to design or make a new idea, product, system, etc. over a period of time: The company has developed a new app to help you organize your life. ► build to make a house, tunnel, bridge, etc.: John and his father built the cabin themselves. ► create to make something new and original, especially in art, music, fashion, etc.: She has created some beautiful new textile designs. ► manufacture to make things in large quantities in factories: The vast majority of American consumer goods are manufactured in China. ► construct to make something, especially something large, solid, and strong, by putting parts together: The roof frames were constructed from thick heavy timbers. ► formulate formal to create a new idea, plan, or way of doing something: The committee’s job is to formulate new energy policy. ► generate to produce electricity or power: The building uses solar panels to generate electricity. ► compose to create a new piece of music or poetry: John Williams composed the music for “Star Wars” and many other movies. ► form to make something by combining two or more parts, often as part of a natural process: Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. to make or design something new for the first time► inventto make or design something new for the first time: Who invented the personal computer? The children invented a new game. ► create to invent or design something: The chicken dish was created by our new chef. ► come up with (also think up) informal to think of an idea, plan, etc. that is completely new. Think up sounds more informal than come up with: Teachers constantly have to think up new ways to keep the kids interested. Carson said he came up with the idea for the book about five years ago. ► conceive formal to think of an idea, plan, etc. that is completely new: It was Dr. Salk who conceived the idea of a polio vaccine. ► devise formal to plan or invent a way of doing something: He devised a set of gates that the water could push through when the pressure became high. ► innovate to invent or begin using new ideas, equipment, or ways of doing something: Firms need to innovate to keep the attention of the market. ► dream something up informal to think of a plan or idea, especially an unusual one: The company’s name was dreamed up by Harris’s 15-year-old daughter. 1to make something exist that did not exist before: Some people believe the universe was created by a big explosion. The development should create 300 jobs. It may create more problems than it solves.► see thesaurus at make12to invent or design something: The software makes it easy to create colorful charts and graphs. The pen pal program was created by teacher Cindy Lee.► see thesaurus at invent [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin, past participle of creare] |