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generate

verb IELTS

English meaning
To produce or create something such as energy, income or ideas.
Example
Tourism generates billions of dollars each year.
Common collocations
generate income; generate electricity; generate interest
Word family
generation, generator
Academic Word List · Sublist 5

Translation

  • 한국어만들어 내다, 발생시키다
  • 中文产生
  • 日本語生み出す
  • ไทยสร้าง ผลิต
  • Bahasa Indonesiamenghasilkan
  • Tiếng Việttạo ra
  • Русскийпроизводить, генерировать
  • हिन्दीउत्पन्न करना

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