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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But they have come under increasing pressure from decades of deliberate land clearance for agriculture and logging, as well as climate change, which scientists warn can create conditions for wildfires.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he was told the club's decision to cut 60 jobs had been made to "achieve the success we want to create".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Smart use of salt and wastewater, joined with allocation agreements that recognize the inevitability of low-water years, can still create a future the Colorado River could actually provide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Failing to consider this humdrum second category can create unnecessary confusion and aggravation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

If I could break off some of the smaller branches and balance them across a fork in the lower boughs, I might be able to create a sleeping platform.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Some Wall Street players warn that the new framework creates hidden risks for public companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Two words that usually are not put next to each other automatically creates a little bit of a funny feeling, and then you can expand that concept outwards,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Yet, recent research, external from Brookings Institution, a non-partisan policy research group, found that a new data centre creates between 100 and 200 local jobs, which is "fewer than industry advocates claim".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Investors demand higher yields when they are worried, or when a supply glut of bonds creates competition for capital.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

When a wind spirit disintegrates, it creates a vacuum.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

One offshore facility for belugas is being created in Iceland, but in July organisers determined that more work was needed, and delayed the introduction of two whales until next summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The U.S. accounted for almost half of newly created millionaires in 2025, according to a June UBS report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

A plot twist in the series premiere centers on Olivia discovering her former boss trained “Daisy,” an unauthorized AI companion chatbot created by S-Talk, by using her voice and personality without her knowledge or consent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Warsh did make an announcement on the task forces that he created to overhaul the central bank, saying there will be a meeting next month in the San Francisco era on productivity and jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Natalie’s mind drifted to Mariposa, the fantasyland she had created when she was little.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Why would Slate go to the trouble of creating this alternate reality?

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sometimes someone says something that maybe you shouldn't say at that certain time, but it doesn't distract us from what we are creating here and the environment and spirit within the group.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

AI losses don’t fit neatly into existing insurance categories, creating scope for disputes about what is and isn’t covered, according to a report this year by Rand, a U.S.-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Under the right conditions, those neutrons trigger further fission reactions, creating a sustained chain reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Magic yanked both of Duane’s arms, causing him to bend forward and so creating just enough weight on the front end of the toboggan to tip it into motion.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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