create

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/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
make
- do
- create
- develop
- produce
- generate
- form
These 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
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.