past verb
Changed a text, photo, video, or recording to correct it, improve it, or prepare it for sharing or publication.
She edited the report before the meeting.
He edited the video to remove the mistake.
American English
How to pronounce edited
verb · adjectiveB1Common word
EHdihdihd
/ˈɛ.ɾɪ.ɾɪd̚/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of edit
Changed a text, photo, video, or recording to correct it, improve it, or prepare it for sharing or publication.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past participle
Changed a text, photo, video, or recording to correct it, improve it, or prepare it for sharing or publication.
The report was edited before publication.
They have edited the recording for length.
participial adjective
Already changed to correct, improve, or prepare a text, photo, video, or recording.
The edited version is ready to publish.
She compared the edited photo with the original.
Useful expressions
to remove a part from a text, picture, video, or recording
The editor edited out the speaker's mistake.
to make a text, speech, or video shorter by removing parts
We edited the video down to ten minutes.
Related words & forms
Write edited and editing, not editted or editting.