emit
/iˈmɪt/ verb C1- To send out or give off. · I just emitted a giggle.
- To come out, to be sent out or given off.
- To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
- To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.
He/she/it emits · Past emitted · Past participle emitted · -ing form emitting
Verb forms
- Base form
- emit
- He/she/it
- emits
- Past
- emitted
- Past participle
- emitted
- -ing form
- emitting
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
Marilla emitted a sound between a sniff and a grunt.
You cannot take me for a commonplace man, a mere rattle, emitting a vague and senseless noise.
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