{
    "term": "produce",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "produce",
            "heSheIt": "produces"
        },
        "pastSimple": "produced",
        "pastParticiple": "produced",
        "ingForm": "producing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities",
            "sensetop": "produce something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our company mainly **produces goods** for export."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We pride ourselves on **producing** high-quality **products**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The local factory produces electronic components."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These goods are more efficiently produced in small associations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These stores sell items which are produced and sold by cooperatives."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"],
                "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to grow or make something as part of a natural process; to have a baby or young animal",
            "sensetop": "produce somethingproduce something from something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The region produces over 50 per cent of the country's wheat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would like to find out more about how our **food is produced**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All our meat is **locally produced**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These shrubs produce bright red berries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under stress, the body produces adrenalin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our cat produced kittens last week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wine is produced from Chardonnay grapes.",
                    "contextForm": "produce something from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country produces more than two million barrels of oil per day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the wine-producing regions of France"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sale of sustainably produced timber"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These plants produce bell-shaped flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells."
                },
                {
                    "text": "fruit and vegetables that are produced locally"
                },
                {
                    "text": "organically produced food"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Farming"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"],
                "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to create something, especially when skill is needed",
            "sensetop": "produce something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "By 1912 he was **producing** purely abstract **works**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "United **produced** their best **performance** of the season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **produces reports** on economic and social trends for manufacturers and trade associations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She moved to California intending to produce a third novel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sounds that are typically produced by an American orchestra"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The letter has been produced with digital technology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "this handsomely produced reference work"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The technology can be used to produce interactive educational programs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He argued that wealth is produced by the labour power of the workers."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"],
                "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to cause a particular result or effect",
            "sensetop": "produce something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A phone call to the manager **produced the result** she wanted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His words failed to **produce the** desired **effect**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These reforms will produce little change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her appearance produced a feeling of excitement in the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their strategy produced the desired outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which method is likely to produce the best results?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug produced an improvement in all but one case."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prime minister's speech produced an angry response from opposition parties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The questionnaire produced 9 000 replies."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "bring about",
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"],
                "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to show something or make something appear from somewhere",
            "sensetop": "produce something from/out of somethingproduce something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He produced a letter from his pocket.",
                    "contextForm": "produce something from/out of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She failed to **produce** any **evidence** to support these claims.",
                    "contextForm": "produce something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "if a town, country, etc. produces somebody with a particular skill or quality, the person comes from that town, country, etc.",
            "sensetop": "produce somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to be in charge of preparing a film, play, etc. for the public to see",
            "sensetop": "produce something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She produced a TV series about adopted children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The series was obviously cheaply produced."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a professionally produced video"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a slickly produced thriller"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music", "Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["domestically", "locally", "commercially"],
                "verb + produce": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "with"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːs/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/produce__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːsɪz/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/produces__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːst/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/produced__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈdjuːsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/producing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːs/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/produce__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːsɪz/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/produces__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːst/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/produced__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈduːsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pr/produce/producing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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."
}