produce

produce is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

verb

• IPA: /prəˈdjuːs/
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noun

• (UK) IPA: /ˈprɒdjuːs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊ.djuːs/
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Verb

Plain form produce

Third-person singular produces

Past tense produced

Past participle produced

Present participle producing

1. (transitive & intransitive) Someone or something produces something when they make it or create it or make it come out.

   This tree produces a lot of fruit every year.

   He produced the paper out of his bag.

Related words

• product
• production
• producer

Noun

Singular produce

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Food from plants when they're being sold in a store.

   There are carrots and apples in the produce part of the store.

Synonyms

• product