noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/yod-coalescence
prŏd'yo͞osyod-coalescence
/ˈpɹɒdjuːs/non-yod-coalescence
rhymes with -uːs
/ˈpɹoʊ.dus/
/ˈpɹɑ.dus/
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Canada:/ˈpɹɑ.dus/
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/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/yod-coalescence
prədyo͞osʹyod-coalescence
/pɹəˈdjuːs/non-yod-coalescence
/pɹəˈdus/
prədo͞osʹ
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CMU ARPABET:P R AH0 D UW1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R OW1 D UW0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
That which is produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: output, proceeds, product, yield
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Offspring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Livestock and pet food supplies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the new President must bring about a change in the health care system
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring about, give rise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make, create
Narrower terms: induce, induct, leave, result, lead
18
verb
Meaning 18
bring out for display
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The proud father produced many pictures of his baby
The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring forth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expose, exhibit, display
Narrower terms: turn on
19
verb
Meaning 19
bring onto the market or release
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
produce a movie
bring out a book
produce a new play
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring on, bring out
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: offer
History
Etymology
From the verb.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).
Across languages
Translations
203 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
произведение
(proizvedenie)
— that which is produced
Bulgarian:
продукция
(produkcija)
— that which is produced
Dutch:
product
— that which is produced
Finnish:
tuotanto
— that which is produced
Finnish:
tuotteet
— that which is produced
German:
Produkt
— that which is produced
Hindi:
उत्पाद
(utpād)
— that which is produced
Hungarian:
termék
— that which is produced
Ido:
produkturo
— that which is produced
Italian:
prodotto
— that which is produced
Latin:
fructus
— that which is produced
Latin:
frux
— that which is produced
Latvian:
produkts
— that which is produced
Latvian:
produkcija
— that which is produced
Latvian:
ražojumi
— that which is produced
Old English:
æþelu
— that which is produced
Portuguese:
produção
— that which is produced
Scottish Gaelic:
toradh
— that which is produced
Spanish:
producto
— that which is produced
Spanish:
producción
— that which is produced
Telugu:
ఉత్పత్తి
(utpatti)
— that which is produced
Thai:
ผลิตภัณฑ์
(pà-lìt-dtà-pan)
— that which is produced