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emits

emits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of emit.

Meaning of emit

Verb

emit (third-person singular simple present emits, present participle emitting, simple past and past participle emitted)

  1. (transitive) To send out or give off.
    • I just emitted a giggle.
    Synonyms:
    outsend, output, emanate
  2. (intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.
    • Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 350
    Synonyms:
    emanate
  3. (transitive) To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
  4. (broadly, transitive) To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

Questions about emits

What is emits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Emits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of emit.

Words near emits in the dictionary

  1. emit
  2. Emita
  3. Emite
  4. emitefur
  5. Emites
  6. emits
  7. emittable
  8. emittance
  9. emittances
  10. emitted
  11. emittent

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