generates
USJEN-ur-ayts/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.eɪts/UKJEN-uh-rayts/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of generate.
The factory generates a large amount of waste heat each day.
This algorithm generates a unique code for every transaction.
Note
The -s ending belongs to the verb alone. Its base, generate, also exists as a rare adjective meaning "generated, not self-existent," but adjectives take no endings, so a spelling with -s is always the verb. Most uses are transitive and need an object: a dynamo generates current, a plan generates interest. There is also an intransitive use meaning simply "appears or occurs."
generates is a form of generate
generate, verb: To bring something into being or cause it to happen. Full entry
- Forms
- generategenerates he/she/itgenerating -ing formgenerated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- generate → generates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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