emit
verb (used with object)
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
have emitted
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present perfectof emit.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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"If our generation, uses the seabed for storing carbon that we shouldn't have emitted in the first place, then the generations coming after us won't be able to use the seabed to store their emissions."
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Historically, the United States, China and the European Union — of which Germany is a weighty member — have emitted 53% of the carbon dioxide in the air since 1959.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
It would also have emitted more than 13.6 million tons per year of greenhouse gases, the equivalent of 3.5 coal-fired power plants.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
These include lead in drinking water, deteriorating paint, residual lead in soil from decades of motor vehicle emissions, and the cleanup of contaminated sites where industries have emitted lead.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2021
The pellets of uranium will be as old as Earth is now before half of the uranium 238 atoms have emitted radiation.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
