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generates

generates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of generate.

Meaning of generate

Verb

generate (third-person singular simple present generates, present participle generating, simple past and past participle generated)

  1. (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
    • The discussion generated an uproar.
  2. (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
    • Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.
  3. (transitive) To procreate, beget.
    • They generated many offspring.
  4. (transitive) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
    • Rotating a circle generates a sphere.
  5. (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
    • Mrs. Fennel, seeing the steam begin to generate on the countenances of her guests, crossed over and touched the fiddler's elbow and put her hand on the serpent's mouth.1883, Thomas Hardy, The Three Strangers

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What is generates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Generates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of generate.

Words near generates in the dictionary

  1. generants
  2. generatability
  3. generatable
  4. generate
  5. generated
  6. generates
  7. generating
  8. generating function
  9. generating functions
  10. generation
  11. Generation A

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