emit

CEFRC1

/iˈmɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To send out gas, light, heat, sound, or a smell.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To come out, to be sent out or given off.

Examples

  • Flesh does not emit light... or does it?

  • Planets don't emit light by themselves.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɛmɪʈ/
  • /ɪˈmɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings
  1. To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.

  2. To send out or give off.

  3. To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

More examples

In context
  • I just emitted a giggle.

  • The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output.

  • Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The volcano continues to blank ash and smoke into the atmosphere.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.