Question 1 · Quick check
emit
/iˈmɪt/
verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To send out gas, light, heat, sound, or a smell.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo 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 meaningsTo result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
To send out or give off.
To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.
More examples
In contextI 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.
Related
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
verb
Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.