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IELTS word

generate

/ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/verb

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English definition

to produce or create something

Common phrases / collocations

  1. generate electricity
  2. generate income
  3. generate ideas

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The small turbine generated electricity for the greenhouse.

  2. 2.

    Tourism generates jobs in the region.

  3. 3.

    The discussion generated several new ideas.

Recorded study sentence

The turbine generated electricity.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Flowing water turns a small turbine that powers warm lights inside a greenhouse.
to produce or create something
1moving water
2greenhouse lights turn on
water turns turbine→electricity is produced