Definition of 'produce'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense produces
, present participle producing
, past tense, past participle produced
pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (prədjuːs
, US -duːs
). The noun is pronounced (prɒdjuːs
, US -duːs
) and is hyphenated prod|uce.
3. verb
When things or people produce something, it comes from them or slowly forms from them, especially as the result of a biological or chemical process.
4. verb
5. verb
If you produce an object from somewhere, you show it or bring it out so that it can be seen.
6. verb
7. uncountable noun
Produce is food or other things that are grown in large quantities to be sold.
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produce in British English
verb (prəˈdjuːs
)
1.
to bring (something) into existence; yield
2.
they produced a delicious dinner for us
5. (transitive)
to give rise to
the joke produced laughter
6. (transitive)
to present to view
to produce evidence
7.
to bring before the public
she produced two plays and a film last year
8.
9. (transitive) geometry
to extend (a line)
noun (ˈprɒdjuːs
)
10.
anything that is produced; product
11.
agricultural products regarded collectively
farm produce
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Derived forms
producible (proˈducible) adjective
producibility (proˌduciˈbility)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin prōdūcere to bring forward, from pro-1 + dūcere to lead
Word Frequency
produce in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: proˈduced or proˈducing
1.
to bring to view; offer for inspection
to produce identification
2.
to bring forth; bear; yield
a well that produces oil
3.
a.
to make or manufacture
to produce steel
b.
to bring into being; create
to produce a work of art
4.
to cause; give rise to
war produces devastation
5.
6.
7. Economics
to create (anything having exchange value)
8. Geometry
to extend (a line or plane)
verb intransitive
9.
to bear, yield, create, manufacture, etc. something
noun
10.
something produced; yield; esp., fresh fruits and vegetables
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Derived forms
producibility (proˌduciˈbility)
noun
producible (proˈducible)
adjective
Word Frequency
produce in American English
(verb prəˈduːs, -ˈdjuːs, noun ˈprɑduːs, -juːs, ˈprouduːs, -djuːs) (verb -duced, -ducing)
transitive verb
1.
to bring into existence; give rise to; cause
to produce steam
3.
to make or manufacture
to produce automobiles for export
4.
to bring forth; give birth to; bear
to produce a litter of puppies
8.
to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public
9.
to extend or prolong, as a line
intransitive verb
10.
to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc
Their mines are closed because they no longer produce
noun
SYNONYMS 1. generate, create. 5. afford. 7. show. 13. See crop.ANTONYMS 1. destroy, ruin. 7. conceal.12.
something that is produced; yield; product
13.
agricultural products collectively, esp. vegetables and fruits
14.
offspring, esp. of a female animal
the produce of a mare
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Derived forms
producible or produceable or productible adjective
producibility or productibility (prəˌdʌktəˈbɪlɪti)
producibleness or produceableness
noun
Word origin
[1375–1425; late ME producen ‹ L prōdūcere to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + dūcere to lead]Examples of 'produce' in a sentence
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produce
British English: produce
/prəˈdjuːs/ VERB
To produce something means to cause it to happen.
These drugs are known to produce side-effects.
- American English: produce /prəˈdus/
- Arabic: يُنْتِجُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: produzir
- Chinese: 生产
- Croatian: proizvesti
- Czech: vytvořit
- Danish: producere
- Dutch: produceren
- European Spanish: producir
- Finnish: tuottaa
- French: produire
- German: produzieren
- Greek: παράγω
- Italian: produrre
- Japanese: 生産する
- Korean: 생산하다
- Norwegian: produsere
- Polish: wyprodukować
- European Portuguese: produzir
- Romanian: a produce
- Russian: производить
- Latin American Spanish: producir
- Swedish: producera
- Thai: ผลิต
- Turkish: üretmek
- Ukrainian: виробляти
- Vietnamese: tạo ra
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