Collocations for "create"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "create" in context.
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create
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- create a [folder, file, document, directory]
- create [an account, a profile]
- create or [edit, update, replace, modify]
- create more [jobs, opportunities]
- created [specifically, particularly, especially] (to)
- create [problems, trouble, disruption]
- [bound, likely, ought] to create [confusion, difficulties]
- (you can) create by [combining, removing, making]
- created to [provide, support, help, assist]
- created from [dust, nothing]
- create [a new, an exciting, a breakthrough] invention
- create [better, worse, more tolerable] conditions
- create an atmosphere of [creativity, innovation]
- create [a story, an alibi]
- God created [us, the Universe]
- slang, UK: stop creating!
'create' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- account
- advert
- ambition
- archive
- art
- atmosphere
- average
- awareness
- bid
- binding
- chaos
- clay
- combine
- commission
- conceive
- conducive
- craftsman
- customer
- directory
- distraction
- diversion
- division
- drag
- endeavor
- envision
- exploit
- facility
- fell
- folder
- group
- help
- hostile
- hype
- icon
- imagery
- index
- inspiring
- join
- landscape
- launch
- layer
- merger
- misuse
- mood
- movement
- must
- myth
- need
- organization