edit
part of speech
verb (edit, edits, edited, editing); noun (an edit, edits)
meaning for a pupil
1) To edit writing is to check it and change it to make it better, by fixing mistakes and improving words. tree →
2) To edit a film, photo or video is to cut and arrange it. tree →
3) To be in charge of a newspaper, magazine or book and decide what goes in it is also to edit it. tree →
4) An edit is a change made in this way. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school writing pupils plan, draft, edit and publish; editing means checking spelling, punctuation and sense. In everyday life people edit photos and videos. Phrases: «edit your work», «edit out» (remove), «make an edit», «editing checklist».
examples
- Edit your story before you write it out neatly. tree →
- I edited my paragraph and fixed three spelling mistakes. tree →
- She edits videos for her family. tree →
- The teacher asked us to edit with a green pen. tree →
- He edited out the boring part of the film. tree →
- My edits made the sentence much clearer. tree →
- Photos can be edited, so not every picture online is real. tree →
note
Regular verb: edited, editing (only one «t»). The person is an «editor»; the result is an «edition» or «edit». Editing is not the same as rewriting from scratch. Safety: edited photos and videos can make fake things look real.
In the corpora
- Not everything you see is true: some stories and videos are made up or edited on purpose to fool people.
- In March 2024 photo agencies withdrew a Mother's Day family photo because it had been edited, and the Princess apologised.
- Many online photos are filtered or edited; comparing your real face to an edited picture is unfair on yourself.
- Many viral pictures are fake or edited, so check who posted them first before sharing.
- Editing someone's photo with AI without permission can be unkind and can be bullying; the edited picture is not the real person.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «edit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.