emit
To send out or give offTo send out or give off.
» Lightbulbs emit heat.
Glühbirnen strahlen Wärme aus.
Лампочки излучают тепло.
Лампочки випромінюють тепло.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To send out or give off.
I just emitted a giggle.
aussenden, abgeben, emittieren
выбра́сыватьvybrásyvatʹ, выделя́тьvydeljátʹ, испуска́тьispuskátʹ
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
(intransitive)To come out, to be sent out or given off.
(transitive)To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
(broadly, transitive)To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.
Examples
37 sentencesLightbulbs emit heat.
Лампочки випромінюють тепло.
ruЛампочки излучают тепло.
deGlühbirnen strahlen Wärme aus.
Planets don't emit light by themselves.
Why doesn't it emit any light?
The flower emitted a foul odor.
Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.
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Forms
emits, emitting, emitted, emittedSynonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle