produce

noun uncountable

UK /ˈprɒdjuːs/

1
fruit, vegetables, and other things that farmers grow
dairy/agricultural/organic produce
Local people come to the market each day to sell their produce.
Synonyms and related words
Types of food or drink
all-dressed
aphrodisiac
baby food

produce

noun uncountable

US /ˈproʊˌdus/

1
fruit, vegetables, and other things that farmers grow
dairy/farm/agricultural/organic produce
Local people come to the market each day to sell their produce.
Synonyms and related words
Types of food or drink
all-dressed
aphrodisiac
baby food

produce

verb

UK /prəˈdjuːs/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	produce
he/she/it	produces
present participle	producing
past tense	produced
past participle	produced

1
transitive to make or grow something, especially in large quantities and in order to be sold
We are now producing the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.
Synonyms and related words
General words for to produce goods
productise
productize
produce
1. 1a
  used about things that are made by a natural process
  The body produces chemicals called endorphins to control the pain.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make something start to exist or happen
  bring about
  trigger
  form
2. 1b
  used about people or things that develop in a place, or as a result of a process or system
  The region produces some of the best wine in France.
  one of the best screenwriters this country has ever produced
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for to produce goods
  productise
  productize
  produce
3. 1c
  used about things that someone makes or designs using a lot of skill or effort
  He produced a series of outstanding tragic plays.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for to produce goods
  productise
  productize
  produce
2
transitive to cause something to happen
I managed to produce the opposite effect from the one I had intended.
Efforts to produce a consensus among the member states ended in failure.
produce results:
Other options will be considered if the talks fail to produce results.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen
bring about
trigger
form
3
transitive to show or offer something so that it can be examined or used by someone else
They produced very little evidence in support of their argument.
produce something from something:
Rachel produced a map from her inside pocket.
Synonyms and related words
To show or display something
show
display
produce
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
4
intransitive/transitive to organize the work and money involved in making a film, play, television programme, CD etc
Steve McQueen produced and starred in the film.
Synonyms and related words
Film-making and theatre production
animation
behind the scenes
cine-film
Synonyms and related words
Presenting and working on television and radio programmes
anchor
bleep out
bring in
5
transitive formalto have a baby or young animal
Females generally produce their young in early summer.
Synonyms and related words
Pregnancy and having a baby
abort
the afterbirth
amniocentesis

produce

verb

US /prəˈdus/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	produce
he/she/it	produces
present participle	producing
past tense	produced
past participle	produced

1
transitive to make or grow something, especially in large quantities and in order to be sold
We are now producing the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.
Synonyms and related words
General words for to produce goods
productise
productize
produce
1. 1a
  used about things that are made by a natural process
  The body produces chemicals called endorphins to control the pain.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make something start to exist or happen
  bring about
  start off
  create
2. 1b
  used about people or things that develop in a place, or as a result of a process or system
  The region produces some of the best wine in France.
  one of the best screenwriters this country has ever produced
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for to produce goods
  productise
  productize
  produce
3. 1c
  used about things that someone makes or designs using a lot of skill or effort
  He produced a series of outstanding tragic plays.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for to produce goods
  productise
  productize
  produce
2
transitive to cause something to happen
I managed to produce the opposite effect from the one I had intended.
Efforts to produce a consensus among the member states ended in failure.
produce results:
Other options will be considered if the talks fail to produce results.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen
bring about
start off
create
3
transitive to show or offer something so that it can be examined or used by someone else
They produced very little evidence to support their argument.
produce something from something:
Rachel produced a map from her inside pocket.
Synonyms and related words
To show or display something
show
display
produce
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
4
intransitive/transitive to organize the work and money involved in making a movie, play, television program, CD, etc.
Steve McQueen produced and starred in the film.
Synonyms and related words
Movie-making and theater production
animation
behind the scenes
cut
Synonyms and related words
Presenting and working on television and radio programs
anchor
bleep out
bring in
5
transitive formalto have a baby or young animal
Females generally produce their young in early summer.
Synonyms and related words
Pregnancy and having a baby
abort
the afterbirth
amniocentesis

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