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generation:

generation [the ~] noun

  1. the generation
    the generation
  2. the generation
    – the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production 1
    the generation; the multiplication; the propagation
    – the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production 1
  3. the generation
    – the production of heat or electricity 1
    the generation
    – the production of heat or electricity 1
    • generation [the ~] noun
      • dams were built for the generation of electricity1
  4. the generation
    – a coming into being 1
    the generation; the genesis
    – a coming into being 1
  5. the generation
    – group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent 1
    the generation
    – group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent 1
  6. the generation
    – all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age 1
    the generation; the contemporaries; the coevals
    – all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age 1
  7. the generation
    – the normal time between successive generations 1
    the generation
    – the normal time between successive generations 1
    • generation [the ~] noun
      • they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade1
  8. the generation
    – a stage of technological development or innovation 1
    the generation
    – a stage of technological development or innovation 1
  9. the generation
    – A category that distinguishes products, such as computers or programming languages, according to the technological advances they represent. 2
    the generation
    – A category that distinguishes products, such as computers or programming languages, according to the technological advances they represent. 2
  10. the generation
    – A concept used to distinguish stored versions of a set of files. The oldest is called the grandfather, the next oldest is the father, and the newest is the son. 2
    the generation
    – A concept used to distinguish stored versions of a set of files. The oldest is called the grandfather, the next oldest is the father, and the newest is the son. 2

generation

  1. generation
    manufacture; generation; production; procreation
  2. generation
    species; race; family; generation

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Related Definitions for "generation":

  1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production1
  2. the production of heat or electricity1
    • dams were built for the generation of electricity1
  3. a coming into being1
  4. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent1
  5. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age1
  6. the normal time between successive generations1
    • they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade1
  7. a stage of technological development or innovation1
  8. A category that distinguishes products, such as computers or programming languages, according to the technological advances they represent.2
  9. A concept used to distinguish stored versions of a set of files. The oldest is called the grandfather, the next oldest is the father, and the newest is the son.2

generate:

to generate verb (generates, generated, generating)

  1. to generate
    to revive; to generate; to activate; reactivate; to rouse; to awake; to excite; to freshen; to recover; to refresh
    • revive verb (revives, revived, reviving)
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
    • activate verb (activates, activated, activating)
    • reactivate verb
    • rouse verb (rouses, roused, rousing)
    • awake verb (awakes, awoke, awaking)
    • excite verb (excites, excited, exciting)
    • freshen verb (freshens, freshened, freshening)
    • recover verb (recovers, recovered, recovering)
    • refresh verb (refreshs, refreshed, refreshing)
  2. to generate
    to generate; to produce; to bring about; to bring forth; to create
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
    • produce verb (produces, produced, producing)
    • bring about verb (brings about, brought about, bringing about)
    • bring forth verb (brings forth, brought forth, bringing forth)
    • create verb (creates, created, creating)
  3. to generate
    – make children 1
    to get; to generate; engender; mother; father; sire; to bring forth; to beget
    – make children 1
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
      • Abraham begot Isaac1
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
    • engender verb
    • mother verb
    • father verb
      • Men often father children but don't recognize them1
    • sire verb
    • bring forth verb (brings forth, brought forth, bringing forth)
    • beget verb (begets, begetted, begetting)
  4. to generate
    – bring into existence 1
    to generate; to bring forth
    – bring into existence 1
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
      • The new manager generated a lot of problems1
      • The computer bug generated chaos in the office1
      • The computer generated this image1
      • The earthquake generated a tsunami1
    • bring forth verb (brings forth, brought forth, bringing forth)
  5. to generate
    – produce (energy) 1
    to generate
    – produce (energy) 1
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
      • We can't generate enough power for the entire city1
      • The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity1
  6. to generate
    – give or supply 1
    to yield; to render; to generate; to return; to give
    – give or supply 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
      • This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn1
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
      • The estate renders some revenue for the family1
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
    • return verb (returns, returned, returning)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)

Conjugations for generate:

present
  1. generate
  2. generate
  3. generates
  4. generate
  5. generate
  6. generate
simple past
  1. generated
  2. generated
  3. generated
  4. generated
  5. generated
  6. generated
present perfect
  1. have generated
  2. have generated
  3. has generated
  4. have generated
  5. have generated
  6. have generated
past continuous
  1. was generating
  2. were generating
  3. was generating
  4. were generating
  5. were generating
  6. were generating
future
  1. shall generate
  2. will generate
  3. will generate
  4. shall generate
  5. will generate
  6. will generate
continuous present
  1. am generating
  2. are generating
  3. is generating
  4. are generating
  5. are generating
  6. are generating
subjunctive
  1. be generated
  2. be generated
  3. be generated
  4. be generated
  5. be generated
  6. be generated
diverse
  1. generate!
  2. let's generate!
  5. generated
  6. generating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

generate

  1. generate
    generate

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Related Definitions for "generate":

  1. make children1
  2. bring into existence1
    • The new manager generated a lot of problems1
    • The computer bug generated chaos in the office1
    • The computer generated this image1
    • The earthquake generated a tsunami1
  3. produce (energy)1
    • We can't generate enough power for the entire city1
    • The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity1
  4. give or supply1

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