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emitted

emitted is the simple past and past participle 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.

Words formed from emitted

Questions about emitted

What is emitted the simple past and past participle of?
Emitted is the simple past and past participle of emit.

Words near emitted in the dictionary

  1. Emites
  2. emits
  3. emittable
  4. emittance
  5. emittances
  6. emitted
  7. emittent
  8. emitter
  9. emitter-coupled logic
  10. emitters
  11. emitting

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