emit
verb (used with object)
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emits
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present tense formof emit (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Page also points out that, whether on fire or not, a drained peatland emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere "all of the time".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
After more than three months of burning that year, Indonesia's fires had emitted 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents -- more than Japan emits in an entire year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Unlike a nuclear-weapons program, an AI lab emits no radiation, handles no controlled materials, and leaves no atmospheric or seismic traces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The carbon footprint of a single LP was estimated to be roughly equal to the pollution a gas-powered vehicle emits over a three-mile trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
But because Venus is much cooler than the Sun, it emits radiation chiefly in the infrared rather than the visible region of the spectrum.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
