My native language is not English. Help please.?

Question

How differ ‘to shape, to create and to fashion’?

Does 'to create' mean 'make out of nothing' or does it mean 'construct a new object with a new concept (and) by help of existing materials'?

Answer 1

I am not an English major, but I will try to answer this question for you.

They are, for the most part, describing the same thing, in that they all mean "to make something" although each is slightly different.

I would consider "to shape" to mean "to mold" or "to form," and similiarly with "to fashion." You can "shape" or "fashion" an opinion. Yes, I would consider that "to create" refers more to "making something out of nothing." You can "create" a poem or a work of art.

I'm not sure I answered this well, but I hope it helps a little.

Best wishes.

Answer 2

It's always useful to consult an online dictionary if u're not a native speaker...and even if u r i guess...

Here's what the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary has to say about those 3 verbs:

Main Entry: shape
Pronunciation: 'shAp
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): shaped; shap·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceapen, gescapen, past participle of scieppan; akin to Old High German skepfen to shape
transitive verb
1 : FORM, CREATE; especially : to give a particular form or shape to
2 obsolete : ORDAIN, DECREE
3 : to adapt in shape so as to fit neatly and closely
4 a : DEVISE, PLAN b : to embody in definite form
5 a : to make fit for (as a particular use or purpose) : ADAPT b : to determine or direct the course or character of c : to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response
intransitive verb
1 : to come to pass : HAPPEN
2 : to take on or approach a mature or definite form -- often used with up



Main Entry: create
Pronunciation: krE-'At, 'krE-"
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): cre·at·ed; cre·at·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin creatus, past participle of creare; akin to Latin crescere to grow -- more at CRESCENT
transitive verb
1 : to bring into existence
2 a : to invest with a new form, office, or rank b : to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior
3 : CAUSE, OCCASION
4 a : to produce through imaginative skill b : DESIGN
intransitive verb
1 : to make or bring into existence something new
2 : to set up a scoring opportunity in basketball


Main Entry: fashion
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): fash·ioned; fash·ion·ing /'fash-ni[ng], 'fa-sh&n-i[ng]/
1 a : to give shape or form to : MOLD b : ALTER, TRANSFORM c : to mold into a particular character by influencing or training d : to make or construct usually with the use of imagination and ingenuity
2 : FIT, ADAPT
3 obsolete : CONTRIVE

Answer 3

to create is to make something out of nothing

the shape is to take whats there and make it different

and to fashion is lthe same as to make

Answer 4

here's a crazy idea ...check out the dictionary , it'll give the exact definition

Answer 5

create just means to construct.....................
to shape is to create again but differently
.=.=.=.
to fasion doesn't belong????