breed
🇺🇸
/briːd/
🇬🇧
/briːd/
verb
C1
to have babies or young
Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.
C1
to raise animals or plants to make more of them
Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs.
R
to cause something to happen
Success tends to breed more success.
R
to teach someone to think or act in a certain way
Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.
noun
C1
a type of animal that people have made
Labradors and other large dog breeds
R
a kind of person
He represents a new breed of politician.
translation
to have babies or young; to raise animals or plants to make more of them; to cause something to happen; to teach someone to think or act in a certain way
a type of animal that people have made; a kind of person
Word Forms
Past
bred
3rd Present
breeds
Progressive
breeding
Plural
breeds
Perfect
bred