seed
verb/siːd/
/siːd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they seed | /siːd/ /siːd/ |
| he / she / it seeds | /siːdz/ /siːdz/ |
| past simple seeded | /ˈsiːdɪd/ /ˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle seeded | /ˈsiːdɪd/ /ˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form seeding | /ˈsiːdɪŋ/ /ˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to produce seeds
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- [transitive] seed itself to produce other plants using its own seeds
- [transitive, usually passive] to plant seeds in an area of ground
- be seeded (with something) The site has been seeded with prairie grasses and wildflowers.
- a newly seeded lawn
- [transitive, usually passive] to make somebody a seed in a competition
- be seeded He has been seeded 14th at Wimbledon next week.
of a plant
area of ground
in tennis
Word OriginOld English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to sow1.
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