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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?

Similar words: effective, efficient

Opposites: unproductive

Common phrases: productive day, productive meeting, productive worker

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.

Similar words: fertile, fruitful

Opposites: unproductive, barren

Common phrases: productive land, productive soil, productive farm

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.

Opposites: unproductive

Common phrases: productive suffix, productive prefix, productive rule

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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