generate
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
has generated
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present perfectof generate (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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Throughout history, every new form of communication has generated some type of anxiety.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
No doubt, it has generated quite a bit of wealth and growth for Texas this century.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
According to the hospice website, the store has generated more than £2m in income since opening in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Europe has generated a lot of the science and research that actually allowed some of the successful cases in China and in the US," Portuguese robotics researcher Pedro Lima told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rather he is one of the numerous class in whom the excessive sensibility of genius has generated very serious disease.
From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Sir Leslie Stephen
