create

/kri:'eit/

Thân thiện

The artist uses a brush to create a painting on a large canvas.

Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):

   • To bring something into existence: To cause something new to exist that did not exist before.
   • To produce or make something original, especially through imaginative skill: Often used in artistic, intellectual, or innovative contexts.
   • To invest with a new rank, title, or office: To formally bring someone into a new position or status.

2. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To be engaged in a creative act: To be in the process of making or inventing something.

Usage and Examples

• Transitive Verb (Bring into existence):
  • The artist wanted to create a sculpture from recycled materials.
  • The treaty created a new alliance between the two nations.
• Transitive Verb (Produce through art/innovation):
  • The composer created a beautiful symphony.
  • She created a new software program to solve the problem.
• Transitive Verb (Invest with a new rank):
  • The queen created him a duke for his service to the crown.
• Intransitive Verb (Be engaged in creating):
  • Please be quiet; the writer is in the study creating.

Advanced Usage

• "Create from scratch": To make something entirely new, without using pre-existing parts or a foundation.
  • She created the business from scratch with just a small loan.
• "Create a stir/furor": To cause a lot of excitement, controversy, or commotion.
  • The new policy created a furor among the employees.

Variants and Related Words

• Creation (n): The action or process of bringing something into existence; a thing that has been made or invented.
  • The creation of the universe is a topic of much debate.
• Creative (adj): Relating to or involving the use of imagination or original ideas to create something.
  • She has a very creative approach to problem-solving.
• Creator (n): A person or thing that brings something new into existence.
  • He is the creator of the popular video game series.

Synonyms

• Generate: To produce or create something.
• Invent: To create or design something that has not existed before.
• Formulate: To create or devise a method, system, or product.
• Establish: To set up or create an organization, system, or set of rules on a firm or permanent basis.

Phrasal Verbs

(The verb "create" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed directly.)

Related Idioms

• Create waves: To cause trouble or disruption; to challenge the status quo.
  • The new manager isn't afraid to create waves to improve efficiency.
• Create something out of nothing: To produce something valuable or significant from very limited or non-existent resources.
  • With just some old fabric, she created a beautiful dress out of nothing.

Học thuật

Verb

1. create or manufacture a man-made product
   • We produce more cars than we can sell
   • The company has been making toys for two centuries
2. create by artistic means
   • create a poem
   • Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
   • Picasso created Cubism
   • Auden made verses
3. invest with a new title, office, or rank
   • Create one a peer
4. pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
   • Don't disturb him--he is creating
5. bring into existence
   • The company was created 25 years ago
   • He created a new movement in painting
6. make or cause to be or to become
   • make a mess in one's office
   • create a furor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• produce
• make