Kilo Lingo

/prəˈdjuːs/

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Translation

To make something or grow something, often in large amounts.

Word origin

From Latin producere, to lead forward, from pro (forward) and ducere (to lead). To produce something is to lead it out into the world.

Origin
Latin
Root
producere
English cognates
product, reduce, introduce

Grammar

Verb typeregular (produce, produces, produced)

Examples

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To "produce" is to make things, often many of them.

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Here "produce" is about growing food, not building things.

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To "produce" a result is to cause it to happen.

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This word is part of lesson 34.