edit

CEFRB1

/ˈɛdɪt/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To correct, shorten, or improve a written or recorded work.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.

Examples

  • Edit your work better before you submit it, it's sloppy.

  • How often do you edit your profile?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɛɾɪt̚]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. An edited piece of media, especially video footage.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A change to the text of a document.

  2. An interruption or change to an improvised scene.

More examples

In context

  • An early edit of the film included a romantic subplot.

  • He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far.

  • a basketball edit, a Thor edit

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The writer hired an expert to blank the very lengthy document.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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