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{ "term": "produce", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "produce", "heSheIt": "produces" }, "pastSimple": "produced", "pastParticiple": "produced", "ingForm": "producing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities", "sensetop": "produce something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Our company mainly **produces goods** for export." }, { "text": "We pride ourselves on **producing** high-quality **products**." }, { "text": "The local factory produces electronic components." }, { "text": "These goods are more efficiently produced in small associations." }, { "text": "These stores sell items which are produced and sold by cooperatives." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"], "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"], "preposition": ["from", "with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to grow or make something as part of a natural process; to have a baby or young animal", "sensetop": "produce somethingproduce something from something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The region produces over 50 per cent of the country's wheat." }, { "text": "I would like to find out more about how our **food is produced**." }, { "text": "All our meat is **locally produced**." }, { "text": "These shrubs produce bright red berries." }, { "text": "Under stress, the body produces adrenalin." }, { "text": "Our cat produced kittens last week." }, { "text": "Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne." }, { "text": "The wine is produced from Chardonnay grapes.", "contextForm": "produce something from something" }, { "text": "The country produces more than two million barrels of oil per day." }, { "text": "the wine-producing regions of France" }, { "text": "the sale of sustainably produced timber" }, { "text": "These plants produce bell-shaped flowers." }, { "text": "Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells." }, { "text": "fruit and vegetables that are produced locally" }, { "text": "organically produced food" } ], "topics": ["Farming"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"], "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"], "preposition": ["from", "with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to create something, especially when skill is needed", "sensetop": "produce something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers." }, { "text": "By 1912 he was **producing** purely abstract **works**." }, { "text": "United **produced** their best **performance** of the season." }, { "text": "He **produces reports** on economic and social trends for manufacturers and trade associations." }, { "text": "She moved to California intending to produce a third novel." }, { "text": "the sounds that are typically produced by an American orchestra" }, { "text": "The letter has been produced with digital technology." }, { "text": "this handsomely produced reference work" }, { "text": "The technology can be used to produce interactive educational programs." }, { "text": "He argued that wealth is produced by the labour power of the workers." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"], "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"], "preposition": ["from", "with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to cause a particular result or effect", "sensetop": "produce something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A phone call to the manager **produced the result** she wanted." }, { "text": "His words failed to **produce the** desired **effect**." }, { "text": "These reforms will produce little change." }, { "text": "Her appearance produced a feeling of excitement in the crowd." }, { "text": "Their strategy produced the desired outcome." }, { "text": "Which method is likely to produce the best results?" }, { "text": "The drug produced an improvement in all but one case." }, { "text": "The prime minister's speech produced an angry response from opposition parties." }, { "text": "The questionnaire produced 9 000 replies." } ], "synonyms": "bring about", "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"], "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"], "preposition": ["from", "with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to show something or make something appear from somewhere", "sensetop": "produce something from/out of somethingproduce something", "examples": [ { "text": "He produced a letter from his pocket.", "contextForm": "produce something from/out of something" }, { "text": "She failed to **produce** any **evidence** to support these claims.", "contextForm": "produce something" }, { "text": "At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "if a town, country, etc. produces somebody with a particular skill or quality, the person comes from that town, country, etc.", "sensetop": "produce somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to be in charge of preparing a film, play, etc. for the public to see", "sensetop": "produce something", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "She produced a TV series about adopted children." }, { "text": "The series was obviously cheaply produced." }, { "text": "a professionally produced video" }, { "text": "a slickly produced thriller" } ], "topics": ["Music", "Film and theatre"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"], "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"], "preposition": ["from", "with"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːs/", "audio": "pr/produce/produce__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːsɪz/", "audio": "pr/produce/produces__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːst/", "audio": "pr/produce/produced__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːsɪŋ/", "audio": "pr/produce/producing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːs/", "audio": "pr/produce/produce__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːsɪz/", "audio": "pr/produce/produces__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːst/", "audio": "pr/produce/produced__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːsɪŋ/", "audio": "pr/produce/producing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in sense 5 of the verb): from Latin producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent." }