generate
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
generated
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past participleof generate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof generate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
generateverb (used with object)to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
Example Sentences
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What can't be denied is the tournament has generated vast revenue and given English cricket a chance to reach audiences, both local and globally, that might not have been accessible without this radical change.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Older participants also generated less push-off power with each step.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Reddit for the most part steers brands toward its paid advertising division, which generated revenue of $762 million in the latest quarter, up 64% over the period a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Armed with the cash generated by selling around a third of the club to Bezos and company, Liverpool will seek to dethrone Arsenal and claim a record 21st English title.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
But the second problem, Herschel thought, was more tractable: Once life had been created, what process generated the observed diversity of the natural world?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
