produce
produce
/prəˈdjuːs/
goods
1 produce something to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities
Our company mainly produces goods for export.
We pride ourselves on producing high-quality products.
The local factory produces electronic components.
Collocations
adverb
domesticallylocallycommercially…
verb + produce
be able tocanmanage to…
preposition
fromwith
make naturally
2 produce something to grow or make something as part of a natural process; to have a baby or young animal
The region produces over 50 per cent of the country's wheat.
I would like to find out more about how our food is produced.
All our meat is locally produced.
These shrubs produce bright red berries.
Under stress, the body produces adrenalin.
Our cat produced kittens last week.
Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne.
produce something from something The wine is produced from Chardonnay grapes.
create with skill
3 produce something to create something, especially when skill is needed
She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers.
By 1912 he was producing purely abstract works.
United produced their best performance of the season.
He produces reports on economic and social trends for manufacturers and trade associations.
result/effect
4 produce something to cause a particular result or effect
SYNONYM bring about
A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted.
produce result 結果を出す
His words failed to produce the desired effect.
These reforms will produce little change.
The drug produces a feeling of excitement.
show/bring out
5 to show something or make something appear from somewhere
produce something from/out of something He produced a letter from his pocket.
produce something She failed to produce any evidence to support these claims.
At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year.
person
6 produce somebody if a town, country, etc. produces somebody with a particular skill or quality, the person comes from that town, country, etc.
He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced.
movie/play
7 produce something to be in charge of preparing a film, play, etc. for the public to see
She produced a TV series about adopted children.
produce
/ˈprɒdjuːs/
things that have been made or grown, especially things connected with farming
The market is full of farm produce.
The shop sells only fresh local produce.
It says on the label ‘Produce of France’.
Collocations
adjective
freshhome-grownlocal…
verb + produce
growexportmarket…
Word Origin
late Middle English (in sense 5 of the verb): from Latin producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent.
e.g.
Isn't it too short to produce results for a new business? 新規事業で結果を出すには時間が短すぎませんか？
We need strategy that can consistently produce results. 結果を一貫して出せる戦略が必要です
Our investment in R&D has started to produce results. 研究開発への私たちの投資は、結果を出し始めています。