Question 1 · Quick check
create
CEFRA1
/kɹiːˈeɪt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To make something new or cause it to exist.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
Examples
Can we create something out of nothing?
She wanted to create a beautiful painting for her mother.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo 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.
To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
More examples
In contextOur cities create serious pollution problems.
… God created man a moral agent.
Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
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Origin
verb
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).