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- Dictionaryedit/ˈɛdɪt/
verb
- 1. prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it: "Volume I was edited by J. Johnson" Similar
- 2. be editor of (a newspaper or magazine): "he began to edit the magazine in 1923" Similar
noun
- 1. a change or correction made as a result of editing: "the system has no word wrap feature—so even small edits involved extensive rekeying"
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EDIT definition: 1. to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in…. Learn more.
The meaning of EDIT is to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation. How to use edit in a sentence.
Edit definition: to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.. See examples of EDIT used in a sentence.
verb (transitive) 1. to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc. 2. to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical) he edits the local newspaper. 3. to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material.
EDIT definition: to prepare text, film, etc by deciding what to include and making mistakes correct. Learn more.
edit. [transitive, intransitive] to prepare a piece of writing, a book, etc. to be published by correcting the mistakes, making improvements to it, etc. edit (something) This draft text will need to be edited. This is the edited version of my speech (= some parts have been taken out).
1. to supervise or direct the preparation of (a publication); serve as editor of. 2. to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication. 3. to revise or correct, as a manuscript. 4. to delete; eliminate (often fol. by out ): to edit out all references to his family.
Edit likely comes from the noun editor, meaning the person in charge of a final version of a text. You might also hear edit used when referring to video or film. If you edit a television show, for example, you assemble pieces of video or film footage to create a complete program.
Definition of edit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Business Dictionary edit ed‧it / ˈedɪt / verb [transitive] 1 to make changes to a piece of writing, a film, or a recording in order to improve it and remove any mistakes After you have created and edited a document, you will want to format it. 2 to be the editor of a newspaper or magazine He edited the magazine from 1999 to ...
