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to produce

to produce

301 4.5
To organize and pay for a film, play, or book to be made
  • verb
  • /prəˈduːs/
translation icon : producir
  • They are excited to produce a new theater adaptation of the classic novel.
  • produce a film
  • produce a series
  • produce a program

As Van Vote is producing these these works.

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Examples

  • When completed, it was the most expensive film produced in Denmark to that time.

    Academic text (1999)
  • He will produce a documentary that explores wildlife conservation next year.

  • And then the first album I produced was by LL Cool J.

  • I think you could also Co produce for our studio channel.

  • Here we are, producing the most popular show on television.

  • I produce "News at Noon."

  • The mayor tells me that you've been producing this play every summer since 1940.

  • My associates and I wish to produce a series of uplifting religious films on the Apostles.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • A friend of ours, Larry Brezner, produced a movie called The Burbs.

  • The company plans to produce a feature film about the life of a famous musician.

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

206 2.4

To stop moving or make something stop moving

Phrasal Verbs

To make large amounts of goods using machines and the same steps

Compounds

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

Food that is grown or made nearby, like fresh fruit and vegetables

How Involved

to produce
301 4.5
to sponsor
362 3.7
to fund
576 3.0

Surface Forms

produce infinitive
produced past
produced past participle
producing present participle
produces third person singular

Etymology

Produce (verb: organize a work) keeps the same idea of 'bringing forward' from pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead', and it is related to the word producer. That's why a producer 'leads' a project into the public and makes the film, play, or book happen.