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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

create

verb · Say it: kree-AYT

What it means

Foundation

to make something new that did not exist before

Our class will create a giant poster about recycling for the school hall.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • build
  • design
  • invent
  • make

Antonyms (opposite meaning)

  • destroy

More examples

  • Amira created a colourful birthday card for her mum using glitter and paint.

Where the word comes from

From the Latin word 'creare', meaning to make or produce.

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One question about “create”, the way 11+ papers ask it (Foundation level).

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