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productive — achieving or producing a significant amount or result

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: achieving or producing a significant amount or result

Pronunciation (IPA): /prəˈdʌktɪv/

Korean meaning: 생산적인, 결실 있는, 성과를 내는

Korean pronunciation: 프러**덕**티브

Example Sentences

  • My cat is very productive at knocking things off tables.
  • The team worked together to have a productive brainstorming session.
  • He claims watching Netflix is productive because he's studying human behavior.

productive

ADJECTIVE

//prəˈdʌktɪv//

achieving or producing a significant amount or result

productive concept
💡 Concept

achieving or producing a significant amount or result

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prəˈdʌktɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/prəˈdʌktɪv/

🌳Etymology

Rootproduct
Suffix--ive

Origin

From Latin 'productivus', derived from 'producere' meaning 'to bring forth' or 'to lead forward'. The word combines the Latin prefix 'pro-' (forward) and 'ducere' (to lead/bring).

🎵Rhyme

seductiveconstructivedestructive
seductive
constructive
destructive

🔗Collocations

productive meeting
highly productive
productive workforce
productive use of time
productive conversation
productive capacity
productive land

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cat is very productive at knocking things off tables.”

“The team worked together to have a productive brainstorming session.”

😄 Fun example

“He claims watching Netflix is productive because he's studying human behavior.”

“The new software made our workflow much more productive.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

efficientfruitfuleffectiveprofitableconstructive

Antonyms

unproductiveinefficientwasteful

Related

productivityproduceproductionproductproducer

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