verb · neutral
generate
/ˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪt/GEN·er·ate
Band 7+task2task1speaking
to produce or create something, such as energy, ideas, or data
Examples
“The new policy generated considerable debate among experts.”
“Wind farms generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases.”
“The study generated a large dataset for analysis.”
Band 8 sentence
“The programme generated novel insights into urban mobility patterns by combining survey responses with GPS tracking data.”
Collocations
- generate revenue/interest/data/debate
Word family
generation noungenerator noun
Common mistakes
generate to→generate
make a large data→generate a large dataset
Say it for a higher band
5make→6produce→7+generate
Synonyms
produce
Easily confused
produce
“The factory produces toys for export.”
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