productive
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3.5
- adjective
- /prəˈdʌktɪv/
:
productivo
- Boston is the most productive place in the country.
- more productive
- become productive
- lead a productive life
So April was not the most productive month for me.
- So April was not the most productive month for me.
- Just probably wouldn't have been a really productive job for me.
- Then you could be twice as productive in the same hour.
- Boston is the most productive place in the country.
- And that that's how highly productive people get things done.
- What what what are the productive hours look like for you?
- I mean, to have a line of productive scientific inquiry stopped.
- I think I'm far more productive than when I'm in the house.
- That's a much more productive way of investing.
- But really I don't think that's the most productive way for society.
- You know, you can do something productive with that if you choose, right?
- What is it about you that makes you more productive than everyone else?
- And I'm I have not been productive whatsoever.
- Virtues ought to be productive of pleasure and to ward off pains.
- Yeah, it makes me feel a bit more productive, which I'm enjoying.
Examples
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Now I think I can make it as a productive member of society.
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Then you could be twice as productive in the same hour.
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You know, be a responsible, productive human being.
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I had a productive day today.
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But if our involvement is to be productive, it needs to be informed.
Academic text (1999) -
And that that's how highly productive people get things done.
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Using narratives to teach history appears to be productive in helping children understand sequence.
Academic text (1990) -
I had a very productive meeting with the engineers from British Oxygen Company and, well, there's a lot of data coming in.
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After organizing my workspace, I found I was much more productive with my tasks.
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She felt productive after finishing all her assignments ahead of schedule.
Synonyms
986
3.1
Produces the intended result, for example a speech or medicine
424
3.0
Able to do tasks well and quickly without wasting time or energy
43
3.9
Producing good, useful results
41
7.2
Making many creative works such as books, paintings, or inventions
17
3.3
Working hard and carefully to complete tasks
2
7.3
Having the ability to make or produce new things
1
6.8
Able to produce the intended result
Antonyms
Compounds
How Productive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Productive comes from the common word produce, which means 'to make' or 'create', and from product, a thing made. So to be productive is to make useful things or results, which is why a 'productive' meeting or day gives real results.