edit

/ˈɛdɪt/US/ˈɛdɪt/

edit noun: a change to the text of a document.

Noun

edit (plural edits)

A change to the text of a document.
A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
- He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far.
An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
- An early edit of the film included a romantic subplot.
(Internet, specifically) A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
- a basketball edit, a Thor edit
- bro thinks he's in an edit (Internet meme)
An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
A range of products related by theme or purpose.
- The Outnet will release a high-summer edit of 17 exclusive, limited-edition items including a Eugenia Kim fedora ($175.)2015 June 17, Alison S. Cohn, “Shopping Events and Sales This Week in New York”, in The New York Times
- The Loose Women star, 33, took to Instagram yesterday (May 8) to announce her latest clothing edit.2023 May 9, Melisha Kaur, “Stacey Solomon's latest In The Style range has got us dreaming of summer”, in Daily Mirror

Verb

edit (third-person singular simple present edits, present participle editing, simple past and past participle edited)

To change a text, or a document.
- Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.
Synonyms:

retouch, fix up, alter
To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
- We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
(transitive) To be the editor of a publication.
- He edits the Chronicle.
- "How?" responded Patsy; "why, it's easy enough, Uncle. We'll buy a press, hire a printer, and Beth and Louise will help me edit the paper. I'm sure I can exhibit literary talents of a high order, once they are encouraged to sprout. Louise writes lovely poetry and 'stories of human interest,' and...1912, L. Frank Baum, chapter 3, in Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation
To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
- Today, the technology to edit genomes is limited in the number of changes that can be made at once, which is probably one reason why the Harvard team focused on only 14 genes.2015 April 26, Beth Shapiro, “Could we 'de-extinctify' the woolly mammoth”, in The Guardian
Synonyms:

splice
To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
- When the director approached Ms. Adair about his idea for “Boyhood,” shooting footage each of those 12 years, she immediately agreed to take part. The decision was made to edit the film progressively, cutting the scenes from each year after they were completed.2014 December 17, Mekado Murphy, “Below the Line: Editing ‘Boyhood’”, in New York Times
To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- A good rule of thumb is to edit a scene before you think, "Gosh, somebody should edit this scene."2015, Matt Fotis, Siobhan O'Hara, The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance, New York, NY: Focal Press, →ISBN, page 145
(ergative) To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
- The junior can offer to do the voxes, gaining experience and sparing the senior journalist the trouble. Always remember to think how the clips will edit together.2018, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook

edit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

edit in Hindi

a change to the text of a document: सम्पादन sampādan
to change a text, or a document: संपादन करना sampādan karnā

edit in Tamil

தொகு, திருத்து, செப்பனிடு, எடுவிப்பு

edit in Marathi

a change to the text of a document: संपादन sampādan
to change a text, or a document: संपादित करणे sampādit karṇe

edit in Urdu

کانٹ چھانٹ کرنا, مرتب کرنا, تالیف کرنا

More languagesFewer languages

edit in Bengali: সম্পাদন করা
edit in Malayalam: സംശോധനം saṁśōdhanaṁ, തിരുത്ത് tiruttŭ, തിരുത്തുക tiruttuka
edit in Kannada: ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ, ಬದಲಾವಣೆ, ಮಾರ್ಪಾಡು, ಸಂಪಾದನೆ ಮಾಡು
edit in Nepali: सम्पादन sampādan
edit in Arabic: تَحْرِير taḥrīr, حَرَّرَ ḥarrara, عَدَّلَ ʕaddala
edit in Malay: suntingan, menyunting, mengedit
edit in Persian: ویرایش virâyeš, ویرایش کردن virâyeš kardan, ویراستن virâstan
edit in Thai: การแก้ไข gaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi, แก้ไข gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
edit in Vietnamese: sự biên tập, biên tập, chỉnh sửa, sửa đổi
edit in Myanmar: တည် tany

Examples of edit in a sentence

Thankfully, fellow new mum Ashley James has released the ultimate summer edit with clothing brand Tu that’s not only affordable, but was chosen with postpartum bodies in mind […]2023 July 7, Faith Richardson, “Ashley James’ new Tu edit has style buys from £6 to support postpartum bodies”, in OK!:
We'll buy a press, hire a printer, and Beth and Louise will help me edit the paper.1912, L. Frank Baum, chapter 3, in Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation:

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Synonyms of edit

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Forms of edit

Noun
plural	edits
Verb
third-person singular present	edits
present participle	editing
past participle	edited
past	edited

Past tense of edit: edited

Plural of edit: edits

Origin of edit

Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.

Words formed from edit

Phrases with edit

Words that rhyme with edit

Questions about edit

What does edit mean?: Edit means a change to the text of a document.
What is edit in Hindi?: Edit in Hindi is सम्पादन (sampādan), संपादन करना (sampādan karnā). See Edit meaning in Hindi.
How do you use edit in a sentence?: Thankfully, fellow new mum Ashley James has released the ultimate summer edit with clothing brand Tu that’s not only affordable, but was chosen with postpartum bodies in mind […]
What part of speech is edit?: Edit can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce edit?: Edit is pronounced /ˈɛdɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of edit?: The plural of edit is edits.

Words near edit in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: edit (page history and authors); edit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); edit (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); edit (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); edit (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सम्पादन (Nepali) (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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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