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create

/kɹiːˈeɪt/

create verb: to bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:).

Verb

create (third-person singular simple present creates, present participle creating, simple past and past participle created)

  1. (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
    • You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
    • … God created man a moral agent.1829, Thomas Tully Crybbace, An Essay on Moral Freedom
    Synonyms:
    generate, make
    1. (especially, transitive) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
      • 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.1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, Genesis I:1, folio 1...
    2. (transitive) To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
      • 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.2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52
  2. (transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
    • 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.
  3. (transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
    • 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.
  4. (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
    • Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
  5. (transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
  6. (UK, colloquial, intransitive) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
    • 'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren

Adjective

create (comparative more create, superlative most create)

  1. (obsolete) Created, resulting from creation.
    • Hearts create of duty and zeal.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • Before me things create were none, save things / Eternal, and eternal I endure. / All hope abandon ye who enter here. [Inscription on the gate of Hell.]1814, Dante Alighieri, “Canto III”, in H[enry] F[rancis] Cary, transl., The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, of Dante Alighieri. […], volume I (Hell), London: […] [J. Barfield] for Taylor...

create meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

create in Hindi

to put into existence
रचना racnā, सृजन करना sŕjan karnā, बनाना banānā, रचना करना racnā karnā, सृष्टि करना sŕṣṭi karnā, सिरजना sirajnā

create in Tamil

படை, உளதாக்கு, வெறும்பாழிலிருந்து தோற்றுவி, இயற்று, புதிது ஆக்கு, கற்பனையால் தோற்றுவி

create in Marathi

to create, bring about, or cause something to happen
घडवणे ghaḍavaṇe

create in Urdu

پیدا کرنا, تخلیق کرنا
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create in Bengali
বানানো bananō, তৈরি করা tōiri kora
create in Telugu
సృష్టించు sr̥ṣṭiñcu, కల్పించు kalpiñcu, సృజించు sr̥jiñcu, చేయు cēyu
create in Malayalam
ഉണ്ടാക്കുക uṇṭākkuka, സൃഷ്ടിക്കുക sr̥ṣṭikkuka
create in Kannada
ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸು, ಉಂಟುಮಾಡು, ಒಡರ್, ಒಡರು
create in Punjabi
ਬਣਾਉਣਾ
create in Gujarati
સર્જવું sarjavũ
create in Odia
ସଜାଡ଼ିବା sajāṛibā
create in Sanskrit
कृ kṛ
create in Arabic
خَلَقَ ḵalaqa
create in Malay
cipta, mencipta
create in Indonesian
menciptakan
create in Persian
آفریدن âfaridan, خلق کردن xalq kardan, بوجود آوردن, ایجاد کردن ijâd kardan
create in Thai
สร้างสรรค์ sâang-sǎn, สร้าง sâang
create in Vietnamese
tạo, tạo nên, sáng tạo
create in Myanmar
ဖန်တီး hpanti:, ဖန် hpan

Examples of create in a sentence

  • This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times:
  • 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.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

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Synonyms of create

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Antonyms

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Forms of create

Verb
third-person singular presentcreates
present participlecreating
past participlecreated
pastcreated
second-person singular present (archaic)createst
second-person singular past (archaic)createdst
third-person singular present (archaic)createth
alternative form (archaic)creäte
Adjective
comparativemore create
superlativemost create

Past tense of create: created

Origin of create

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).

Words formed from create

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Questions about create

What does create mean?
Create means to bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:).
What is create in Hindi?
Create in Hindi is रचना (racnā), सृजन करना (sŕjan karnā), बनाना (banānā). See Create meaning in Hindi.
How do you use create in a sentence?
This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.
What part of speech is create?
Create can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce create?
Create is pronounced /kɹiːˈeɪt/.
What is the past tense of create?
The past tense of create is created.

Words near create in the dictionary

  1. creatability
  2. creatable
  3. creatableness
  4. creatard
  5. creatards
  6. create
  7. create daylight between oneself and someone
  8. created
  9. created daylight between oneself and someone
  10. createdness
  11. createdst

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: create (page history and authors); create (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); घडवणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); create (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); create (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); create (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); સર્જવું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ସଜାଡ଼ିବା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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