produce

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[edit] English

Most common English words: support « bit « Indian « #825: produce » drawn » field » street

[edit] Etymology

From Latin produco (“‘I lead forth or forward, bring forward, draw or strech out, extend, prolong, conduct, etc., bring forth, bear, etc.’”) < pro (“‘forth, forward’”) + duco (“‘I lead, bring.’”)

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Infinitive
to produce

Third person singular
produces

Simple past
produced

Past participle
produced

Present participle
producing

to produce (third-person singular simple present produces, present participle producing, simple past and past participle produced)

  1. (transitive) To make or manufacture.
    The factory will produce 10,000 lawn chairs.
  2. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.
    By 2008, travellers must produce their passport when crossing from Canada to the USA.
  3. (transitive) (media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
    Spielberg produced that movie.

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to make or manufacture
to make available to
to sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc)
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[edit] Noun

Singular
produce

Plural
uncountable

produce (uncountable)

  1. Items produced.
  2. Amount produced.
  3. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit.
    This grocery store sells some wonderful fresh produce as well as dried, canned, and frozen fruit and vegetables.
  4. Offspring
  5. (Australian) Livestock and pet food supplies.

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items produced
amount produced
harvested agricultural goods collectively
offspring — see offspring
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produce

  1. third-person singular indicative present of produrre

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Latin producere

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  • IPA: [proˈdu.ʧe]

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a produce 3rd conj.

  1. (transitive) to produce

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    produce (third conjugation)
infinitive a produce
gerund producând
past participle produs
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present produc produci produce producem produceţi produc
imperfect produceam produceai producea produceam produceaţi produceau
simple perfect produsei produseşi produse produserăm produserăţi produseră
pluperfect produsesem produseseşi produsese produseserăm produseserăţi produseseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să produc să produci să producă să producem să produceţi să producă
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative produ produceţi
negative nu produce nu produceţi

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produce (infinitive: producir)

  1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of producir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of producir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of producir.
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