productive
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /prəˈdʌktɪv/
productive means: Doing a lot of useful work or achieving good results.
adjective
GETTING RESULTSB2
Doing a lot of useful work or achieving good results.
- We had a productive day.
- She is most productive in the morning.
- Was the meeting productive?
PRODUCING PLENTYB2
Able to produce plenty of crops, goods, or other things.
- This is very productive land.
- Better soil made the fields more productive.
- The farm remained productive despite the dry weather.
FORMING WORDSC2
Used freely to make new words from many existing words.
- This suffix is productive in English.
- A productive prefix can appear in newly created words.
- The rule remains productive among younger speakers.
Questions about productive
What does productive mean?
Doing a lot of useful work or achieving good results.
What is productive in other languages?
Türkçe: verimli · Español: productivo · Français: productif · Deutsch: produktiv · Italiano: produttivo · 日本語: 生産的な
How do you pronounce productive?
It is pronounced /prəˈdʌktɪv/.
How do you use productive in a sentence?
We had a productive day. She is most productive in the morning.
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