create

American  

[kree-ayt] / 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

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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

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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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When the federal government sent agents to create reservations for California’s mission-affected tribes in the 1890s following reports of dire circumstance, the agents inexplicably overlooked the Gabrieleno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands have sought to create such a centre, but have not yet said where.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We have long believed that the structural shifts in trade, investment and wealth creation would create significant opportunities,” Chief Executive Bill Winters said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Dale said brands such as John Lewis had helped the team create a boutique-style shop by advising on clothing displays and donating rails.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

They were trying to create a firebreak, a buffer zone like the bald where there would be nothing for the wildfires to burn.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“So together that creates something extraordinary, and that’s what we seek to do here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Celebrities endorsing a product is an age-old tactic, but buying one with their own money creates its own kind of validation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“But Bloom creates energy from hydrogen gas, with faster speed — three to four months.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

He argues that creates an "unlevel playing field" because traditional salons often shoulder the costs of training future hairdressers.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

That creates steam in the engine, which makes the locomotive move forward.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

The show launched on The Ringer, a platform owned by Spotify and created by digital media executive Bill Simmons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The author laughs ruefully when accused of his own version of nostalgia, admitting that the version of the airport he’s created feels closer to our present-day reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It definitely, at least in the short term, created a buzz around AI that had been missing for the past few weeks.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It was created by a Lithuanian company called Bored Panda, founded in 2009.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

A part of him—indeed, a large part—was enjoying this charade, this moment wherein he plunged headfirst into this caricature the humans had created.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

From a production angle, creating gentle comedy is “a tonal thing,” Spink said on a video call from the Yorkshire Dales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The water reaches Antarctica's coastline through ocean currents that have been altered by climate change, creating conditions that accelerate melting beneath the glacier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Wawrinka recognises he was "really far" from creating a 'Big Five' - and the evidence underlines that.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Energy security, rising demand for AI and emerging opportunities across growth markets are creating new opportunities across our energy upstream, energy infrastructure and industrial end markets,” Chief Executive Lorenzo Simonelli said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The asteroid’s impact blasted debris high into the atmosphere, creating a blanket of soot that blocked sunlight and caused the planet to cool by a global average of fifteen degrees Fahrenheit.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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