✏️edit

verb
/ˈɛdɪt/

Meaning

to prepare written material by correcting, condensing, or modifying it.
to make changes to improve or correct something

Example Sentences

She edited the article before it was published.

I need to edit this document before submission.

Example Expressions

editor's cut

Synonyms

revise, correct, modify, proofread, alter, improve
Entry 1
revise, correct, modify, proofread, alter
Entry 2
revise, modify, correct, improve

Antonyms

ignore, neglect, keep unchanged, maintain
Entry 1
ignore, neglect, keep unchanged
Entry 2
ignore, neglect, maintain

Collocations

edit text, edit video, edit file, edit content, edit message, edit documents, carefully edit, thoroughly edit, quickly edit
Entry 1
edit text, edit video, edit file, edit content, edit message
Entry 2
edit text, edit documents, carefully edit, thoroughly edit, quickly edit

More Example Sentences

He is proud to share the credit with everyone.

I have always loved writing and editing videos.

He is generous enough to give credit to the team.

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing earning the respect and admiration of everyone who hears the story.

Related Vocabularies

To make changes to improve something, usually a system, law, or practice.
To give tangible or visible form to an idea, quality, or feeling.
to put something or oneself out of sight; to conceal
To give strength or energy to; to make more vigorous.
to employ someone for a job or task
To make weak or feeble; to deprive of strength.

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