gerar

Senses

1. 1.

   to generate, to produce

   to cause something to come into existence or be created

2. 2.

   to give birth to, to beget

   to bring forth offspring (somewhat formal or literary)

3. 3.

   to cause, to create

   to bring about a situation, problem, or consequence

Examples

• "A nova política pode gerar muitos empregos na região."

  The new policy could generate many jobs in the region.

• "Esse tipo de comportamento só gera problemas."

  This type of behavior only creates problems.

• "O sistema gera relatórios automaticamente todos os dias."

  The system generates reports automatically every day.

Usage

Common in both formal and informal contexts. Frequently used in business, technology, and administrative settings with collocations like "gerar lucro" (generate profit), "gerar energia" (generate energy), "gerar renda" (generate income). The biological sense of giving birth is less common in everyday speech, where "ter um filho" or "dar à luz" are preferred.