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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The latest cuddly mascot in AI emits the “ear-piercing forever hum” of a data center when you squeeze it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"A storm reveals itself in the faint natural signals it emits and in the echoes returned by the signals we send to prove it," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
The river also emits airborne toxins including noxious hydrogen sulfide gas, which causes asthma, headaches and other ailments in neighboring communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
If the source is in motion from right to left, it emits spherical waves progressively centered on points 1 through 6, as shown.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
