What does generar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word generar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use generar in Spanish.

The word generar in Spanish means generate, create, produce, generate income, generate interest. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word generar

generate, create

verbo transitivo (producir, originar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La apertura de la fábrica va a generar quinientos nuevos empleos.
The opening of the factory is going to create (or: generate) five hundred new jobs.

produce

verbo transitivo (engendrar, procrear)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Una sola semilla es capaz de generar una planta.
One single seed is capable of producing a plant.

generate income

(producir ingresos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

generate interest

(interesar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El profesor generó interés en sus alumnos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The recent media coverage has generated interest on the topic.

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