英语词汇“engender”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

engenderengender /ɪnˈdʒɛndɚ/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYengender

Origin: 1300-1400 French engendrer, from Latin generare to produce

VERB TABLE

engender

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	engender
	he, she, it	engenders
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	engendered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have engendered
	he, she, it	has engendered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had engendered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will engender
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have engendered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am engendering
	he, she, it	is engendering
	you, we, they	are engendering
Past	I, he, she, it	was engendering
	you, we, they	were engendering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been engendering
	he, she, it	has been engendering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been engendering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be engendering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been engendering

to be the cause of something such as a situation, action, or emotion: engender something in/among somebody Good teachers try to engender enthusiasm in their students.