What does “produce” mean?
- 1
verbto make or grow something, especially in large amounts
The region produces most of the country’s wine.
- 2
verbto cause a result or reaction
The new drug produced good results.
- 3
nounfruit and vegetables grown for sale (pronounced PROH-dooss)
The market sells fresh local produce.
Produce at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /prəˈdus/ · pruh-DOOSS
How to use “produce” correctly
The verb is pruh-DOOSS; the noun is PROH-dooss. As a noun, “produce” is uncountable: “fresh produce”, not “produces”.
Common phrases with “produce”
- produce results
- mass-produce
- fresh produce
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- product
- production
- producer
- productive
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