Definition of "generate" in английский

verb

1. (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.

   • The discussion generated an uproar.

2. (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.

   • Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.

3. (transitive) To procreate, beget.

   • They generated many offspring.

4. (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.

   • Rotating a circle generates a sphere.

5. (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.

adjective

1. (rare) Generated, not self-existent.