edited
part of speech
verb (past form of edit: edited); adjective (edited)
meaning for a pupil
1) Edited is the past form of «edit»: someone checked and changed a piece of writing, a photo or a film to make it better. tree →
2) An edited text, photo or video has been changed from the original. tree →
sense in the lessons
In writing lessons pupils plan, draft, edit and publish: they correct spelling, punctuation and grammar and improve words. In media and online safety lessons pupils learn that photos and videos can be edited, so not everything online is real. Phrases: edited by, edited version, heavily edited.
examples
- I edited my story to fix the spelling. tree →
- The teacher edited the class newspaper. tree →
- This photo has been edited to look brighter. tree →
- The film was edited to make it shorter. tree →
- She edited her work with a green pen. tree →
- An edited picture may not show the truth. tree →
note
Regular verb: edit, edits, edited, editing (single «t» before -ed, because the stress is on the first part: ED-it). The person who edits is an editor. Editing improves a text; it is a step after the first draft.
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 «edited» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.