CREATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of create in English

(Definition of create from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of create from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of create from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of create

create
Every summer, it is home to many thousands of whiteflies that create a sooty mess on the leaves and fruit of the tree.
It isn't enough just to create great work, but you have to showcase that work so it gets noticed.
From TIME
Each newly created moment is what we refer to as now.
From NPR
Employees can create those forms within minutes or days.
I was more fascinated however by the language that follows about creating miracles.
From WIRED
His profuse sweating on stage created a poor impression.
From CBS News
One can hardly imagine all the new industries that will be created.
The opposite process -- fusion -- also creates heat but with hardly any pesky radiation.
To create a gypsum deposit, you need repeated cycles of flooding and evaporation over a very, very long time period.
This creates a race to the bottom for financial transparency.
From The Hill
How open are you to letting the government own all that you do, create, share and think online?
And if the elk can't migrate into the park, then that creates problems for the wolves, for the grizzlies, for a lot of other creatures.
From NPR
The visor uses outward-facing cameras and sensors to scan your environment to create this map.
From WIRED
It is disappointing to think that we'd have to create make-work for people, but it may be the hard truth.
With a few strokes of his virtual pen on his touchpad he can create magic.
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Translations of create

in Chinese (Traditional)
製造, 創造, 創建…
in Chinese (Simplified)
制造, 创造, 创建…
in Spanish
crear, ocasionar…
in Portuguese
criar, produzir, inventar…
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काहीतरी नवीन बनविणे, किंवा काहीतरी आविष्कार करणे…
~を作る, ~を生み出す, 創(つく)り出(だ)す…
yapmak, oluşturmak, yaratmak…
créer, produire, nommer…
crear, produir…
scheppen, benoemen tot…
புதிதாக ஒன்றை உருவாக்க, அல்லது எதையாவது கண்டுபிடிக்க…
(कुछ नया) बनाना, सृजन या रचना करना, आविष्कार करना…
સર્જન કરવું…
skabe, frembringe, oprette…
framkalla, utnämna…
mewujudkan, dijadikan…
(er-)schaffen, ernennen zu…
skape, lage, frambringe/-kalle…
تخلیق کرنا, بنانا, قائم کرنا…
творити, створювати, зводити (до)…
создавать…
సృష్టించడం…
يَخْلُق, يُبْدِع…
সৃষ্টি করা, তৈরি করা…
(s)tvořit, vyvolat, jmenovat…
membuat, menciptakan, memberi gelar…
สร้าง, แต่งตั้ง…
tạo nên, phong cấp…
tworzyć, mianować…
-을 창출하다, 만들어 내다…
creare, produrre, nominare…
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