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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

criar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kɾiˈaɾ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Create/kriˈeɪt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #350 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles querem criar um novo aplicativo de viagens."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To bring something into existence; to cause to happen or occur.

    "The new community center will create many opportunities for local youth."
  2. 2

    To produce or design something as a work of art or invention.

    "She hopes to create a unique sculpture using recycled materials."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'creare', meaning 'to produce, make, or bring forth'. It entered Middle English during the 15th century via Latin past participles and gradually evolved from its initial theological association with divine creation into a broad, secular term for bringing something new into existence.

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