{
    "term": "create",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "create",
            "heSheIt": "creates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "created",
        "pastParticiple": "created",
        "ingForm": "creating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make something happen or exist",
            "sensetop": "create something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The main purpose of industry is to create wealth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government plans to **create** more **jobs** for young people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Create a new directory and put all your files into it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try this new dish, created by our head chef."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The agreement will **create** new **opportunities** for the aviation industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Severe storms **created** some travel **problems**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **newly created** position of executive editor"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to produce a particular feeling or impression",
            "sensetop": "create something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's eager to **create a** good **impression** at work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is trying to create a young energetic image."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We work hard to **create a** pleasant **environment** for patients, visitors and staff."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give somebody a particular rank or title",
            "sensetop": "create somethingcreate something + noun",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government has created eight new peers.",
                    "contextForm": "create something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was created a baronet in 1715.",
                    "contextForm": "create something + noun"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be noticed and have an impact",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a film that promises to create ripples."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The debate has barely made a ripple here."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪt/",
                "audio": "cr/create/create__gb_5.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪts/",
                "audio": "cr/create/creates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "cr/create/created__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "cr/create/creating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪt/",
                "audio": "cr/create/create__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪts/",
                "audio": "cr/create/creates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "cr/create/created__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kriˈeɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "cr/create/creating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘form out of nothing’, used of a divine or supernatural being): from Latin creat- ‘produced’, from the verb creare."
}