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Meaning edit meaning

What does edit mean?

Definitions in simple English

edit Verb

— When you edit something, you change or move around words. You can edit pages on Simple English Wiktionary by clicking the button that says "change this page".

edit Noun

— An edit is a change in text or a document. Thank you for your edit to the page hello on the Simple English Wiktionary!

edit

— verb prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting Edit a book on lexical semantics she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages — verb cut or eliminate she edited the juiciest scenes — verb (= cut) cut and assemble the components of edit film cut recording tape — verb supervise the publication of The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years

Synonyms edit synonyms

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revise compile redact correct change rewrite cut alter publish issue edit out draw up delete compose write work word take release print prepare modification improve editor editing cut out compilation blue-pencil amend write off wipe off wipe away weave waste trim traverse transact till tease take out take away supply style strip strike out strike off strike stem stab spay

Topics edit topics

What do people use edit to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

Publish

What words refer to getting a book ready to publish?

edit draft proofread proofreader

Language and thought Teach

Correct

What words refer to correcting a mistake?

correct edit mark reprove punish discipline

Conjugation edit conjugation

How do you conjugate edit?

edit · verb

Present I edit

Positive I edit

Singular

1st person I edit

2nd person you edit

3rd person he/she/it edits

Plural

1st person we edit

2nd person you edit

3rd person they edit

Negative I don't edit

Singular

1st person I don't edit I do not edit

2nd person you don't edit you do not edit

3rd person he/she/it doesn't edit he/she/it does not edit

Plural

1st person we don't edit we do not edit

2nd person you don't edit you do not edit

3rd person they don't edit they do not edit

Question do I edit?

Singular

1st person do I edit?

2nd person do you edit?

3rd person does he/she/it edit?

Plural

1st person do we edit?

2nd person do you edit?

3rd person do they edit?

Negative question don't I edit?

Singular

1st person don't I edit? do I not edit?

2nd person don't you edit? do you not edit?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it edit? does he/she/it not edit?

Plural

1st person don't we edit? do we not edit?

2nd person don't you edit? do you not edit?

3rd person don't they edit? do they not edit?

Past I edited

Positive I edited

Singular

1st person I edited

2nd person you edited

3rd person he/she/it edited

Plural

1st person we edited

2nd person you edited

3rd person they edited

Negative I didn't edit

Singular

1st person I didn't edit I did not edit

2nd person you didn't edit you did not edit

3rd person he/she/it didn't edit he/she/it did not edit

Plural

1st person we didn't edit we did not edit

2nd person you didn't edit you did not edit

3rd person they didn't edit they did not edit

Question did I edit?

Singular

1st person did I edit?

2nd person did you edit?

3rd person did he/she/it edit?

Plural

1st person did we edit?

2nd person did you edit?

3rd person did they edit?

Negative question didn't I edit?

Singular

1st person didn't I edit? did I not edit?

2nd person didn't you edit? did you not edit?

3rd person didn't he/she/it edit? did he/she/it not edit?

Plural

1st person didn't we edit? did we not edit?

2nd person didn't you edit? did you not edit?

3rd person didn't they edit? did they not edit?

Future I'll edit

Positive I'll edit

Singular

1st person I'll edit I will edit

2nd person you'll edit you will edit

3rd person he/she/it'll edit he/she/it will edit

Plural

1st person we'll edit we will edit

2nd person you'll edit you will edit

3rd person they'll edit they will edit

Negative I won't edit

Singular

1st person I won't edit I will not edit

2nd person you won't edit you will not edit

3rd person he/she/it won't edit he/she/it will not edit

Plural

1st person we won't edit we will not edit

2nd person you won't edit you will not edit

3rd person they won't edit they will not edit

Question will I edit?

Singular

1st person will I edit?

2nd person will you edit?

3rd person will he/she/it edit?

Plural

1st person will we edit?

2nd person will you edit?

3rd person will they edit?

Negative question won't I edit?

Singular

1st person won't I edit? will I not edit?

2nd person won't you edit? will you not edit?

3rd person won't he/she/it edit? will he/she/it not edit?

Plural

1st person won't we edit? will we not edit?

2nd person won't you edit? will you not edit?

3rd person won't they edit? will they not edit?

Conditional I'd edit

Positive I'd edit

Singular

1st person I'd edit I would edit

2nd person you'd edit you would edit

3rd person he/she/it'd edit he/she/it would edit

Plural

1st person we'd edit we would edit

2nd person you'd edit you would edit

3rd person they'd edit they would edit

Negative I wouldn't edit

Singular

1st person I wouldn't edit I would not edit

2nd person you wouldn't edit you would not edit

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't edit he/she/it would not edit

Plural

1st person we wouldn't edit we would not edit

2nd person you wouldn't edit you would not edit

3rd person they wouldn't edit they would not edit

Question would I edit?

Singular

1st person would I edit?

2nd person would you edit?

3rd person would he/she/it edit?

Plural

1st person would we edit?

2nd person would you edit?

3rd person would they edit?

Negative question wouldn't I edit?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I edit? would I not edit?

2nd person wouldn't you edit? would you not edit?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it edit? would he/she/it not edit?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we edit? would we not edit?

2nd person wouldn't you edit? would you not edit?

3rd person wouldn't they edit? would they not edit?

Present continuous I'm editing

Positive I'm editing

Singular

1st person I'm editing I am editing

2nd person you're editing you are editing

3rd person he/she/it's editing he/she/it is editing

Plural

1st person we're editing we are editing

2nd person you're editing you are editing

3rd person they're editing they are editing

Negative I'm not editing

Singular

1st person I'm not editing I am not editing

2nd person you aren't editing you're not editing you are not editing

3rd person he/she/it isn't editing he/she/it's not editing he/she/it is not editing

Plural

1st person we aren't editing we're not editing we are not editing

2nd person you aren't editing you're not editing you are not editing

3rd person they aren't editing they're not editing they are not editing

Question am I editing?

Singular

1st person am I editing?

2nd person are you editing?

3rd person is he/she/it editing?

Plural

1st person are we editing?

2nd person are you editing?

3rd person are they editing?

Negative question aren't I editing?

Singular

1st person aren't I editing? am I not editing?

2nd person aren't you editing? are you not editing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it editing? is he/she/it not editing?

Plural

1st person aren't we editing? are we not editing?

2nd person aren't you editing? are you not editing?

3rd person aren't they editing? are they not editing?

Past continuous I was editing

Positive I was editing

Singular

1st person I was editing

2nd person you were editing

3rd person he/she/it was editing

Plural

1st person we were editing

2nd person you were editing

3rd person they were editing

Negative I wasn't editing

Singular

1st person I wasn't editing I was not editing

2nd person you weren't editing you were not editing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't editing he/she/it was not editing

Plural

1st person we weren't editing we were not editing

2nd person you weren't editing you were not editing

3rd person they weren't editing they were not editing

Question was I editing?

Singular

1st person was I editing?

2nd person were you editing?

3rd person was he/she/it editing?

Plural

1st person were we editing?

2nd person were you editing?

3rd person were they editing?

Negative question wasn't I editing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I editing? was I not editing?

2nd person weren't you editing? were you not editing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it editing? was he/she/it not editing?

Plural

1st person weren't we editing? were we not editing?

2nd person weren't you editing? were you not editing?

3rd person weren't they editing? were they not editing?

Future continuous I'll be editing

Positive I'll be editing

Singular

1st person I'll be editing I will be editing

2nd person you'll be editing you will be editing

3rd person he/she/it'll be editing he/she/it will be editing

Plural

1st person we'll be editing we will be editing

2nd person you'll be editing you will be editing

3rd person they'll be editing they will be editing

Negative I won't be editing

Singular

1st person I won't be editing I will not be editing

2nd person you won't be editing you will not be editing

3rd person he/she/it won't be editing he/she/it will not be editing

Plural

1st person we won't be editing we will not be editing

2nd person you won't be editing you will not be editing

3rd person they won't be editing they will not be editing

Question will I be editing?

Singular

1st person will I be editing?

2nd person will you be editing?

3rd person will he/she/it be editing?

Plural

1st person will we be editing?

2nd person will you be editing?

3rd person will they be editing?

Negative question won't I be editing?

Singular

1st person won't I be editing? will I not be editing?

2nd person won't you be editing? will you not be editing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be editing? will he/she/it not be editing?

Plural

1st person won't we be editing? will we not be editing?

2nd person won't you be editing? will you not be editing?

3rd person won't they be editing? will they not be editing?

Conditional continuous I'd be editing

Positive I'd be editing

Singular

1st person I'd be editing I would be editing

2nd person you'd be editing you would be editing

3rd person he/she/it'd be editing he/she/it would be editing

Plural

1st person we'd be editing we would be editing

2nd person you'd be editing you would be editing

3rd person they'd be editing they would be editing

Negative I wouldn't be editing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be editing I would not be editing

2nd person you wouldn't be editing you would not be editing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be editing he/she/it would not be editing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be editing we would not be editing

2nd person you wouldn't be editing you would not be editing

3rd person they wouldn't be editing they would not be editing

Question would I be editing?

Singular

1st person would I be editing?

2nd person would you be editing?

3rd person would he/she/it be editing?

Plural

1st person would we be editing?

2nd person would you be editing?

3rd person would they be editing?

Negative question wouldn't I be editing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be editing? would I not be editing?

2nd person wouldn't you be editing? would you not be editing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be editing? would he/she/it not be editing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be editing? would we not be editing?

2nd person wouldn't you be editing? would you not be editing?

3rd person wouldn't they be editing? would they not be editing?

Present perfect I've edited

Positive I've edited

Singular

1st person I've edited I have edited

2nd person you've edited you have edited

3rd person he/she/it's edited he/she/it has edited

Plural

1st person we've edited we have edited

2nd person you've edited you have edited

3rd person they've edited they have edited

Negative I haven't edited

Singular

1st person I haven't edited I have not edited

2nd person you haven't edited you have not edited

3rd person he/she/it hasn't edited he/she/it has not edited

Plural

1st person we haven't edited we have not edited

2nd person you haven't edited you have not edited

3rd person they haven't edited they have not edited

Question have I edited?

Singular

1st person have I edited?

2nd person have you edited?

3rd person has he/she/it edited?

Plural

1st person have we edited?

2nd person have you edited?

3rd person have they edited?

Negative question haven't I edited?

Singular

1st person haven't I edited? have I not edited?

2nd person haven't you edited? have you not edited?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it edited? has he/she/it not edited?

Plural

1st person haven't we edited? have we not edited?

2nd person haven't you edited? have you not edited?

3rd person haven't they edited? have they not edited?

Past perfect I had edited

Positive I had edited

Singular

1st person I had edited

2nd person you had edited

3rd person he/she/it had edited

Plural

1st person we had edited

2nd person you had edited

3rd person they had edited

Negative I hadn't edited

Singular

1st person I hadn't edited I had not edited

2nd person you hadn't edited you had not edited

3rd person he/she/it hadn't edited he/she/it had not edited

Plural

1st person we hadn't edited we had not edited

2nd person you hadn't edited you had not edited

3rd person they hadn't edited they had not edited

Question had I edited?

Singular

1st person had I edited?

2nd person had you edited?

3rd person had he/she/it edited?

Plural

1st person had we edited?

2nd person had you edited?

3rd person had they edited?

Negative question hadn't I edited?

Singular

1st person hadn't I edited? had I not edited?

2nd person hadn't you edited? had you not edited?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it edited? had he/she/it not edited?

Plural

1st person hadn't we edited? had we not edited?

2nd person hadn't you edited? had you not edited?

3rd person hadn't they edited? had they not edited?

Future perfect I'll have edited

Positive I'll have edited

Singular

1st person I'll have edited I will have edited

2nd person you'll have edited you will have edited

3rd person he/she/it'll have edited he/she/it will have edited

Plural

1st person we'll have edited we will have edited

2nd person you'll have edited you will have edited

3rd person they'll have edited they will have edited

Negative I won't have edited

Singular

1st person I won't have edited I will not have edited

2nd person you won't have edited you will not have edited

3rd person he/she/it won't have edited he/she/it will not have edited

Plural

1st person we won't have edited we will not have edited

2nd person you won't have edited you will not have edited

3rd person they won't have edited they will not have edited

Question +'ll I have edited?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have edited? will I have edited?

2nd person +'ll you have edited? will you have edited?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have edited? will he/she/it have edited?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have edited? will we have edited?

2nd person +'ll you have edited? will you have edited?

3rd person +'ll they have edited? will they have edited?

Negative question won't I have edited?

Singular

1st person won't I have edited? will I not have edited?

2nd person won't you have edited? will you not have edited?

3rd person won't he/she/it have edited? will he/she/it not have edited?

Plural

1st person won't we have edited? will we not have edited?

2nd person won't you have edited? will you not have edited?

3rd person won't they have edited? will they not have edited?

Conditional perfect I'd have edited

Positive I'd have edited

Singular

1st person I'd have edited I would have edited

2nd person you'd have edited you would have edited

3rd person he/she/it'd have edited he/she/it would have edited

Plural

1st person we'd have edited we would have edited

2nd person you'd have edited you would have edited

3rd person they'd have edited they would have edited

Negative I wouldn't have edited

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have edited I would not have edited

2nd person you wouldn't have edited you would not have edited

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have edited he/she/it would not have edited

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have edited we would not have edited

2nd person you wouldn't have edited you would not have edited

3rd person they wouldn't have edited they would not have edited

Question would I have edited?

Singular

1st person would I have edited?

2nd person would you have edited?

3rd person would he/she/it have edited?

Plural

1st person would we have edited?

2nd person would you have edited?

3rd person would they have edited?

Negative question wouldn't I have edited?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have edited? would I not have edited?

2nd person wouldn't you have edited? would you not have edited?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have edited? would he/she/it not have edited?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have edited? would we not have edited?

2nd person wouldn't you have edited? would you not have edited?

3rd person wouldn't they have edited? would they not have edited?

Imperative edit!

Positive

you edit!

we let's edit!

Negative

you don't edit!

we let's not edit!

Examples edit examples

How do I use edit in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

How often do you edit your profile?

Click to edit!

Click here to edit the sentence.

Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

To edit a sentence, click on the pencil icon.

I edit Wikipedia.

Movie subtitles

I just gotta edit this whole thing before I even start.

The master negative of this edit was used for the 2K digital version.

I can write them, edit them, print them, wrap them and sell them.

I'm the first woman to edit the newspaper at my college.

But we pull edit off anyway.

You shot a commercial, my article was rejected, I fought with my editor, we met, we saw a movie, we ate, we went to bed, maybe we had sex, you left to edit your commercial, and I went back to the agency.

Or I can edit it next to some big cheese from the industrialists lobby.

Attenborough. I edit the local rag.

The way they edit my copy.

I don't know whether to edit or leave it raw like this.

I'll be able to edit and record as I go.

I am not here to think. I am here to edit things.

Dear madam, I did not edit anything out because, look away now, there will be a part with that Birkut of yours.

There is no way to - edit this thing. - We'll do all we can.

I edit the tapes and prepare the draft manuscripts.

But we pull edit off anyway. What about all the others?

Don't edit.

It's gonna make kind of a nice little feature. I'll edit the film, then I'll give you your dialogue, Jim.

Well, of course, you can feel free to edit my copy, to make additions, corrections.

If I decide to edit this copy or make any additions, I will call you, Miss Engstrom.

The way they edit my copy, they just butcher it.

Do you really edit sex manuals?

Hey, Tanzi, how come someone like you has given up everything to edit crime novels?

Can we edit that awful Hackerwaffle down to two and a half?

This is his edit0r.

Good. He'd like to edit it. He was in a hurry, so he asked me to do it.

I edit a women's magazine.

Nice edit you here.

And then you take me out and edit him in later.

Then later they'll take me out and edit him in.

Uh, why don't I take you out afterwards and we can edit Ted in later?

I edit the local rag.

All the same. if you can't control your dreams, or edit your memories. you're still not a true creator.

When you edit this remember that when a long shot is followed by a close-up the subject must face the same way.

I edit foreign poetry.

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