emit
verb (used with object)
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
has emitted
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present perfectof emit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Moore suggested Sunday that the steel has protected most of the foam from burning, but the fire has emitted gases despite ongoing efforts to fight the flames from the ground and with helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Somalia has emitted roughly as much carbon dioxide from fossil fuels since the 1950s as the US economy does in an average three days.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
Cryptocurrency mining, meanwhile, has emitted many millions of tons of CO2.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024
Humanity has emitted greenhouse gases through industrialization for more than a century.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
A final hiccough was required, and France has emitted it.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
