create
To bring into existenceTo bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
» We need to create more jobs.
Нам нужно создавать больше рабочих мест.
Нам треба створити більше робочих місць.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
kreieren, erschaffen, schaffen
создава́тьsozdavátʹ, созда́тьsozdátʹ, твори́тьtvorítʹ
твори́тиtvorýty, створи́тиstvorýty
bring into existence
To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
(especially, transitive)To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
(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.
entwerfen
(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.
(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.
invest with a new title, office, or rank
(intransitive)To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
(transitive)In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
(UK, colloquial, intransitive)To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
make or cause to be or to become
Examples
1321 sentencesWe need to create more jobs.
Нам треба створити більше робочих місць.
ruНам нужно создавать больше рабочих мест.
God created the heaven and the earth.
Бог створив небеса і землю.
ruБог сотворил небо и землю.
deGott schuf Himmel und Erde.
What kind of games do you create?
Якого плану ігри ви створюєте?
ruКакого рода игры вы создаёте?
Why did God create the universe?
Навіщо бог створив Всесвіт?
ruЗачем Бог создал вселенную?
deWarum hat Gott das Weltall erschaffen?
God created the world in six days.
Бог створив світ за шість днів.
ruБог создал этот мир за шесть дней.
deGott erschuf die Welt in sechs Tagen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, sFrom 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).
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Forms
creates, creating, created, createdSynonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- god created
- god created the
- created equal
- to create a