create

American  

[kree-eyt] / kriˈeɪt /

verb (used with object)

• creates,
  present (3rd person singular)
• created,
  past participle,  past
• creating
  present participle

1. to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

2. to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention.

   Synonyms:

   invent, contrive, devise, initiate, originate

3. Theater. to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play.

4. to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint.

   to create a peer.

5. to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to.

   The announcement created confusion.

6. to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design.

   to create a revolution; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise.

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verb (used without object)

• creates,
  present (3rd person singular)
• created,
  past participle,  past
• creating
  present participle

1. to do something creative or constructive.

2. British. to make a fuss.

adjective

1. Archaic. created.

create British  

/ kriːˈeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to cause to come into existence

2. (tr) to invest with a new honour, office, or title; appoint

3. (tr) to be the cause of

   these circumstances created the revolution

4. (tr) to act (a role) in the first production of a play

5. (intr) to be engaged in creative work

6. slang (intr) to make a fuss or uproar

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• intercreate
  verb (used with object)
• creatable
  adjective
• self-creating
  adjective
• uncreatable
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• creating
  present
• created
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• create
  simple
• creates
  simple
• have created
  perfect
• has created
  perfect
• am creating
  progressive
• are creating
  progressive
• is creating
  progressive
• have been creating
  perfect progressive
• has been creating
  perfect progressive

Past

• created
  simple
• had created
  perfect
• was creating
  progressive
• were creating
  progressive
• had been creating
  perfect progressive

Future

• will create
  simple
• will have created
  perfect
• will be creating
  progressive
• will have been creating
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of create

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English creat (past participle), from Latin creātus, equivalent to creā- (stem of creāre “to make”) + -tus past participle suffix

Explanation

To create simply means to make or bring into existence. Bakers create cakes, ants create problems at picnics, and you probably created a few imaginary friends when you were little. Similar to conceive and spawn and the exact opposite of destroy, create is a word that often implies a little bit of imagination. In fact, it takes a lot of creativity to create something spectacular; that is, unless you're a robot, and then your creations occur automatically. Or Mother Nature, where creation just happens naturally: Birds create nests, the tides create waves, and snowstorms create days off from school.

Example Sentences

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Launched in November 2024, the Stockholm-based company’s AI platform allows users to create software and web applications using simple, everyday language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Businesses can tweak it to operate it entirely on their own devices and create AI assistants that manage schedules, draft messages and organize files.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

If you have not got a handy, leafy tree or a pinhole camera, Clough recommends taking a kitchen colander outside to create the same effect.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

All of this could eventually create problems for the stock market by dampening economic growth, Rosenberg said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

While we think, Emma uses the computer to create a flyer with the most important points from our business plan.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Open-weight models are closely tied to the company that creates and promotes them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

It creates a strange twilight during which temperatures drop, shadows appear at strange angles and some animals go to sleep.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

It creates a kaleidoscope of images showing the Sun and the shadow cast on it during the eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Yet giving him top dollar creates another problem: It limits what the front office can spend on the rest of a roster that Mayfield might not be quite good enough to carry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The combination of seeing that word and breathing the smell of the first floor, which is the smell of the cafeteria after lunch, creates some kind of echo in my head, like a faraway shout.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

While Tan historically avoided memory because it was a low-margin commodity business, he said in a podcast with TechSurge that limited innovation in the sector has created fresh opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

She said the pandemic created conditions for increased interest in activities like collecting.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Tencent has also been among the Chinese tech giants racing to take advantage of a surge in interest in the country in OpenClaw -- an AI agent platform created by an Austrian programmer.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The commission was created in 1990 after a wave of political corruption scandals engulfed Mayor Tom Bradley’s administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Near one large tree, there’s a nook created by a rock and a log.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Zeroing in on one of those drivers in particular, Rubner had this to say: “The leverage reset has largely run its course, creating room for systematic strategies to add exposure as volatility falls.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

His office also is creating public messaging to deploy in various scenarios and factoring the potential dynamics around prediction markets into security planning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

From around 18:00 BST, the Moon will begin moving across the face of the Sun, creating a partial solar eclipse across the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

“We’re committed to creating good jobs, supporting our thousands of employees and local small business partners in New York City, and providing fast, affordable delivery in a safe working environment,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The red thorns dash off her armor, creating scars, gashes, and stains on it.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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