"generate" meaning in All languages combined

See generate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.ər.eɪt/ [UK], /ˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-generate.ogg [US] Forms: generate [canonical], generates [third-person, singular], generated [past], generated [past, participle], generating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|generat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you generate something, you create it.
    Sense id: simple-generate-en-verb-gqMr9wGh
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        {
          "text": "On the hottest summer days, we are unable to generate enough electricity."
        },
        {
          "text": "Apple is great at generating interest in their computers and other products."
        },
        {
          "text": "They gave away 100 per cent of the income generated by their songs."
        }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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          "text": "On the hottest summer days, we are unable to generate enough electricity."
        },
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          "text": "Apple is great at generating interest in their computers and other products."
        },
        {
          "text": "They gave away 100 per cent of the income generated by their songs."
        }
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