produce
Americanverb (used with object)
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produces,
present (3rd person singular)
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produced,
past participle, past
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producing
present participle
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to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.
to produce steam.
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to bring into existence by intellectual or creative ability.
to produce a great painting.
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to make or manufacture.
to produce automobiles for export.
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to bring forth; give birth to; bear.
to produce a litter of puppies.
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to provide, furnish, or supply; yield.
a mine producing silver.
- Synonyms:
- afford
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Finance. to cause to accrue.
stocks producing unexpected dividends.
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to bring forward; present to view or notice; exhibit.
to produce one's credentials.
- Synonyms:
- show
- Antonyms:
- conceal
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to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public.
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to extend or prolong, as a line.
verb (used without object)
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produces,
present (3rd person singular)
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produced,
past participle, past
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producing
present participle
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to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc..
Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.
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Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.
noun
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something that is produced; yield; product.
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agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.
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offspring, especially of a female animal.
the produce of a mare.
verb
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to bring (something) into existence; yield
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to bring forth (a product) by mental or physical effort; make
she produced a delicious dinner for us
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(tr) to give birth to
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(tr) to manufacture (a commodity)
this firm produces cartons
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(tr) to give rise to
her joke produced laughter
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(tr) to present to view
to produce evidence
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to bring before the public
he produced two plays and a film last year
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to conceive and create the overall sound of (a record) and supervise its arrangement, recording, and mixing
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(tr) geometry to extend (a line)
noun
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anything that is produced; product
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agricultural products regarded collectively
farm produce
Synonym Usage
See crop.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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produceablenessnoun
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producibilitynoun
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produciblenessnoun
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productibilitynoun
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superproducenoun
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misproduceverb
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superproduceverb
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interproduceverb (used with object)
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outproduceverb (used with object)
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nonproducibleadjective
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nonproducingadjective
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produceableadjective
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producibleadjective
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productibleadjective
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unproducedadjective
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unproducibleadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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producesimple
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producessimple
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have producedperfect
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has producedperfect
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am producingprogressive
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are producingprogressive
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is producingprogressive
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have been producingperfect progressive
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has been producingperfect progressive
Past
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producedsimple
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had producedperfect
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was producingprogressive
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were producingprogressive
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had been producingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of produce
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English producen, from Latin prōdūcere “to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce,” equivalent to prō- pro- 1 ( def. ) + dūcere “to lead”
Explanation
To produce is to create, manufacture, or cultivate. We rely on agriculture to produce food and artists to produce art. As a noun, produce (accented first syllable) is the product of gardening: fruits and vegetables. The verb form of this word (accented last syllable) has several meanings, all related to making, creating, bringing forth, or raising. At the airport, you might be asked to produce (show) some identification. To produce results is to get a job done or to have something to show for your work. To produce children is to give birth to them or raise them.
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Example Sentences
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Microorganisms produce them when they have more carbon than they immediately need, storing that excess for later use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Rosebank is estimated to contain the equivalent of up to 300 million barrels of oil and at its peak will produce approximately 69,000 barrels a day.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was difficult to determine what that guilt could ever produce.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Officials were projecting that levels would fall below those needed to produce hydropower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Although mostly spent, the rods could still produce decay heat.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Peeling produces a slightly cleaner finished syrup, but because the mixture will eventually be strained, leaving the skins on works perfectly well.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Nuclear power produces no greenhouse gas emissions, the primary driver of climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
He established Lusca vineyard in County Dublin in 2002, and currently produces 1,500 to 2,000 bottles per year.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is one of several measures that he is taking in a bid to ensure his small vineyard produces a decent crop despite a historically hot summer and low rainfall.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Each of these fractions also produces a harmonic.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Lasers produced with the new platform, for example, show more than a 100-fold improvement over previous designs in how long their light remains coherent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Lower starting valuations have historically produced higher long-term returns.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The industry argues that will simply displace imported oil rather than generate new emissions and the EIA - which was produced by Adura - concluded that the emissions were "not significant".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many environmental groups have long been skeptical even of the 1% of hydrogen that is produced cleanly — called green hydrogen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
They contend the costs and energy demands of producing and distributing it make it inferior to batteries in almost every case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The spread between the cost of producing a barrel of gasoline and the cost of the crude oil needed to produce it — known among traders as the “crack spread” — has widened sharply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
"I have a high producing job," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Evolutionary theory therefore proposed that females might sometimes gain a greater evolutionary advantage by helping raise their sisters than by producing offspring of their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Like a magician producing a rabbit, he pulled out the Archimedes sphere and began tinkering with the ancient bronze dials.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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