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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProductive
/prəˈdʌktɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Achieving or producing a significant amount or result, especially in relation to the effort expended.
"She had a very productive day at the office and finished all her tasks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'producing an effect'): from medieval Latin productivus, from product- 'brought forth', from the verb producere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Productive" is said worldwide
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productif
Transliteration: productif
"Nous avons eu une réunion très productive."
produktiv
Transliteration: produktiv
"Wir hatten ein sehr produktives Gespräch."
produttivo
Transliteration: produttivo
"È stata una giornata molto produttiva."
productivo
Transliteration: productivo
"Tuvimos una reunión muy productiva."
produtivo
Transliteration: produtivo
"Hoje foi um dia muito produtivo."
उत्पादक
Transliteration: utpadak
"यह एक उत्पादक बैठक थी।"
多产的
Transliteration: duōchǎn de
"我们度过了富有成效的一天。"
생산적인
Transliteration: saengsanjeog-in
"우리는 매우 생산적인 회의를 했다."
生産的な
Transliteration: seisankan na
"今日はとても生産的な一日でした。"
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