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gen·er·ate
(jĕn′ə-rāt′)tr.v. gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing, gen·er·ates
1.
a. To bring into being; give rise to: generate a discussion.
b. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process: generate heat.
2. To engender (offspring); procreate.
3. Mathematics To form (a geometric figure) by describing a curve or surface.
4. Computers To produce (a program) by instructing a computer to follow given parameters with a skeleton program.
5. Linguistics In generative grammar, to construct (a sentence, for example) through the successive application of linguistic operations, rules, and conditions.
[Latin generāre, generāt-, to produce, from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
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generate
(ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt)vb (mainly tr)
1. to produce or bring into being; create
2. (Electrical Engineering) (also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station
3. (Chemistry) to produce (a substance) by a chemical process
4. (Linguistics) maths linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set): these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English.
5. (Mathematics) geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way: circular motion of a line generates a cylinder.
[C16: from Latin generāre to beget, from genus kind]
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gen•er•ate
(ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to bring into existence; originate; produce: to generate ideas.
2. to create by a natural or chemical process: to generate heat.
3. to be a source or cause of; inspire: to generate enthusiasm.
4. to reproduce; procreate.
5. Math.
a. to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.
b. to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.
6. to produce or specify (a grammatical construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar.
v.i. 7. to reproduce; propagate.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin generātus, past participle of generāre to beget, produce, derivative of genus]
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generate
Past participle: generated
Gerund: generating
| Imperative |
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| generate |
| generate |
| Present |
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| I generate |
| you generate |
| he/she/it generates |
| we generate |
| you generate |
| they generate |
| Preterite |
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| I generated |
| you generated |
| he/she/it generated |
| we generated |
| you generated |
| they generated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am generating |
| you are generating |
| he/she/it is generating |
| we are generating |
| you are generating |
| they are generating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have generated |
| you have generated |
| he/she/it has generated |
| we have generated |
| you have generated |
| they have generated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was generating |
| you were generating |
| he/she/it was generating |
| we were generating |
| you were generating |
| they were generating |
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| I had generated |
| you had generated |
| he/she/it had generated |
| we had generated |
| you had generated |
| they had generated |
| Future |
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| I will generate |
| you will generate |
| he/she/it will generate |
| we will generate |
| you will generate |
| they will generate |
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| I will have generated |
| you will have generated |
| he/she/it will have generated |
| we will have generated |
| you will have generated |
| they will have generated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be generating |
| you will be generating |
| he/she/it will be generating |
| we will be generating |
| you will be generating |
| they will be generating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been generating |
| you have been generating |
| he/she/it has been generating |
| we have been generating |
| you have been generating |
| they have been generating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been generating |
| you will have been generating |
| he/she/it will have been generating |
| we will have been generating |
| you will have been generating |
| they will have been generating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been generating |
| you had been generating |
| he/she/it had been generating |
| we had been generating |
| you had been generating |
| they had been generating |
| Conditional |
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| I would generate |
| you would generate |
| he/she/it would generate |
| we would generate |
| you would generate |
| they would generate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have generated |
| you would have generated |
| he/she/it would have generated |
| we would have generated |
| you would have generated |
| they would have generated |
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Verb 1. generate - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
come up - bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
develop - generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
2. generate - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
3. generate - produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
4. [画像:generate - make children]generate - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
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generate
verb produce, create, make, form, cause, initiate, bring about, originate, give rise to, engender, whip up The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.
produce end, destroy, crush, terminate, extinguish, annihilate
produce end, destroy, crush, terminate, extinguish, annihilate
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generate
verb2. To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off, trigger.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
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Translations
يُولِّد، يُنْتِج
vyrábětzpůsobit
generereproducereskabe
framleiîa, leiîa af sér
kartakartų nesusikalbėjimas
izraisītradītražot
vyrobiť
proizvajati
generate
[ˈdʒenəreɪt] VT [+ electricity, heat] → generar ; [+ employment, income, wealth, publicity] → generar ; [+ interest] → suscitar, generarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
generate
[ˈdʒɛnəreɪt] vt [+ electricity] → produire
[jobs] → créer
[+ interest] → susciter
[+ tension] → engendrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
generate
vt (lit, fig) → erzeugen ; heat, fumes also → entwickeln ; jobs → schaffen ; income → einbringen ; interest → wecken ; excitement → hervorrufen ; (Ling) → generieren
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generate
(ˈdʒenəreit) verb to cause or produce. This machine generates electricity; His suggestions generated a lot of ill-feeling. genereer يُولِّد، يُنْتِج произвеждам gerar vyrábět; způsobit erzeugen producere; skabe; generere παράγω, προκαλώ generar, producir, causar, suscitar tekitama تولید کردن؛ ایجاد کردن luoda produire, susciter ליצור सृजन करना uzrokovati, potaknuti előállít menghasilkan framleiða, leiða af sér generare 発生させる 발생시키다 gaminti, sukelti radīt; izraisīt; ražot menjana produceren produsere, frambringe, avle, generere wytworzyć زيږ ول، تو ليدول produzir a produce, a suscita производить; порождать vyrobiť; vytvoriť, vyvolávať proizvajati; povzročiti generisati alstra, generera, framkalla, skapa สร้างขึ้น üretmek 產生 створювати; викликати تخلیق کرنا ، وجود میں لانا tạo ra; phát ra 产生
ˌgeneˈration noun1. one stage in the descent of a family. All three generations – children, parents and grandparents – lived together quite happily. geslag جيل поколение geração generace die Generation generation γενιά generación põlvkond نسل sukupolvi génération דור पीढ़ी naraštaj, pokoljenje generáció generasi kynslóð generazione 世代 1세대 karta paaudze generasi generatie generasjon, slektledd pokolenie نسل geração generaţie поколение generácia generacija generacija generation ชั่วอายุ; ชั่วคน; รุ่นอายุ; รุ่น nesil, kuşak 家族中的一代 покоління کسی خاص وقت میں موجود یا پیدا ہونے والی پشت thế hệ 家族中的一代
2. people born at about the same time. People of my generation all think the same way about this. generasie جيل поколение geração generace die Generation generation γενιά generación põlvkond نسل ikäluokka génération דור उत्पन्न करना, पैदा करना generacija, istogodišnjaci nemzedék angkatan kynslóð generazione 同世代の人々 같은 시대의 사람들 karta paaudze generasi generatie generasjon pokolenie نسل geração generaţie поколение generácia generacija generacija generation คนรุ่นราวคราวเดียวกัน nesil, kuşak 同世代的人 покоління ایک ہی وقت میں پیدا ہونے والے لوگ thế hệ 同时代的人
the generation gap noun the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people. generasie gaping فَرْق الأجْيال пропаст между поколенията choque de gerações generační rozdíl/propast der Generationskonflikt generationskløft το χάσμα των γενεών brecha entre generaciones, conflicto generacional põlvkondadevaheline lõhe, põlvkondade erinevus اختلاف نسل ها sukupolvien välinen kuilu conflit de générations פער דורות पीढ़ी का अंतर generacijski jaz generációs különbség kesenjangan antargenerasi gap generazionale 世代間の断絶 세대 차이 kartų nesusikalbėjimas paaudžu atšķirības jurang generasi generatiekloof generasjonskløft różnica pokoleń د نسلو په مینځ اختلاف проблема отцов и детей generačný problém prepad med generacijama generacijski jaz generationsklyftan ช่องว่างระหว่างวัย nesil farkı 代溝 конфлікт поколінь نسلی تفاوت ، مختلف پشتوں کے درمیان خیالات اور طرز عمل کا اختلاف khoảng cách thế hệ 代沟
ˈgenerator noun a machine which produces electricity, gas etc. The hospital has an emergency generator. kragopwekker مُوَلِّد генератор gerador generátor der Generator generator γεννήτρια generador generaator ژنراتور generaattori génératrice גנרטור जनक, उत्पादक generator generátor pembangkit tenaga listrik rafall generatore 発電機 발전기 generatorius ģenerators penjana generator dynamo, generator generator زيږوونكى، توليدوونكى: جنريټر gerador generator генератор generátor generator agregat generator เครื่องกําเนิดไฟฟ้า jenaratör 發電機 генератор جنریٹر máy phát điện 发电机
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