breed

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breed

(brēd)

v. bred (brĕd), breed·ing, breeds

v.tr.

1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.

2. To bring about; engender: "Admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy" (Jonathan Alter).

a. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection: breed cattle.

b. To develop new or improved strains in (organisms), chiefly through controlled mating and selection of offspring for desirable traits.

c. To inseminate or impregnate; mate with.

4. To rear or train; bring up: a writer who was bred in a seafaring culture.

5. To be the place of origin of: Austria breeds great skiers.

6. To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.

v.intr.

1. To produce offspring.

2. To copulate; mate.

3. To originate and develop: Mischief breeds in bored minds.

1. A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.

2. A kind; a sort: a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer.

3. Offensive A person of mixed racial descent; a half-breed.

Idioms:

breed a scab/scabs on (one's) nose Regional

To stir up trouble for oneself.

breed up a storm New England

To become cloudy.

[Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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breed

(briːd)

vb, breeds, breeding or bred

1. to bear (offspring)

2. (tr) to bring up; raise

3. (Genetics) to produce or cause to produce by mating; propagate

4. (Breeds) to produce and maintain new or improved strains of (domestic animals and plants)

5. to produce or be produced; generate: to breed trouble; violence breeds in densely populated areas.

6. (Genetics) a group of organisms within a species, esp a group of domestic animals, originated and maintained by man and having a clearly defined set of characteristics

7. (Genetics) a lineage or race: a breed of Europeans.

8. a kind, sort, or group: a special breed of hatred.

[Old English brēdan, of Germanic origin; related to brood]

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breed

(brid)

v. bred, breed•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to produce (offspring); procreate.

2. to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce.

3. to cause (plants or animals) to reproduce and usu. to be improved by selection.

4. to give rise to; engender; produce: Dirt breeds disease.

5. to develop by training or education; bring up; rear: born and bred a gentleman.

6. to impregnate; mate: to breed a mare.

7. to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor.

v.i.

8. to produce offspring.

9. to be engendered or produced; grow.

10. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.

11. lineage; stock; strain.

12. sort; kind; group.

[before 1000; Middle English breden, Old English brēdan to nourish]

breed

(brēd)

Verb

1. To produce or reproduce by giving birth or hatching: Mosquitoes breed in water.

2. To raise animals or plants, often to produce new or improved types: breed a new type of corn.

Noun

A group of organisms having common ancestors and sharing certain traits that are not shared with other members of the same species. Breeds are usually produced by mating selected parents.

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Breed

a race or variety of animals; a class, sort, or kind of men, things, or qualities; a number produced at one time. See also brood.

Examples: breed of bees [a brood], 1580; of duckling, 1802; of thinkers; of wits, 1588.

breed

Past participle: bred
Gerund: breeding

Imperative
breed
breed

Present
I breed
you breed
he/she/it breeds
we breed
you breed
they breed

Preterite
I bred
you bred
he/she/it bred
we bred
you bred
they bred

Present Continuous
I am breeding
you are breeding
he/she/it is breeding
we are breeding
you are breeding
they are breeding

Present Perfect
I have bred
you have bred
he/she/it has bred
we have bred
you have bred
they have bred

Past Continuous
I was breeding
you were breeding
he/she/it was breeding
we were breeding
you were breeding
they were breeding

Past Perfect
I had bred
you had bred
he/she/it had bred
we had bred
you had bred
they had bred

Future
I will breed
you will breed
he/she/it will breed
we will breed
you will breed
they will breed

Future Perfect
I will have bred
you will have bred
he/she/it will have bred
we will have bred
you will have bred
they will have bred

Future Continuous
I will be breeding
you will be breeding
he/she/it will be breeding
we will be breeding
you will be breeding
they will be breeding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been breeding
you have been breeding
he/she/it has been breeding
we have been breeding
you have been breeding
they have been breeding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been breeding
you will have been breeding
he/she/it will have been breeding
we will have been breeding
you will have been breeding
they will have been breeding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been breeding
you had been breeding
he/she/it had been breeding
we had been breeding
you had been breeding
they had been breeding

Conditional
I would breed
you would breed
he/she/it would breed
we would breed
you would breed
they would breed

Past Conditional
I would have bred
you would have bred
he/she/it would have bred
we would have bred
you would have bred
they would have bred

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Noun	1.	breed - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" strain, stock animal group - a group of animals variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively) pedigree - line of descent of a purebred animal species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
	2.	breed - a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
Verb	1.	breed - call forth engender, spawn cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	2.	breed - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" cover animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
	3.	breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" mongrelise, mongrelize - cause to become a mongrel; "mongrelized dogs" crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
	4.	breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" multiply procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" pullulate - breed freely and abundantly

breed

noun

1. variety, family, line, sort, kind, race, class, stock, type, species, strain, pedigree rare breeds of cattle

2. kind, sort, type, variety, order, brand, stamp, genre, calibre the new breed of walking holidays

verb

1. rear, tend, keep, raise, maintain, farm, look after, care for, bring up, nurture, nourish He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs.

2. reproduce, multiply, propagate, procreate, produce offspring, bear young, bring forth young, generate offspring, beget offspring, develop Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.

3. produce, cause, create, occasion, generate, bring about, arouse, originate, give rise to, stir up If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment.

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breed

verb

1. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:

increase, multiply, procreate, proliferate, propagate, reproduce, spawn.

2. To be the biological father of:

beget, father, get, procreate, sire.

3. To cause to come into existence:

beget, create, engender, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn.

Idiom: give birth to.

4. To bring into existence and foster the development of:

cultivate, grow, propagate, raise.

noun

A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:

cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.

Informal: persuasion.

Translations

ربىسلالة، نوع، نسلنَسْل يَتَناسَليلد

отглеждампораждампородапроизходразвъждам

chovatmít mladéplemenorasarodit

raceyngleavleformere sigopdrætte

züchten Rasse verursachen aufziehen brüten

αναπαράγω ράτσα

criar raza reproducirse engendrar

jalostaarotusynnyttääkasvattaalisääntyä

élever race reproduire se reproduire engendrer

pasminauzgajati

utódot hoz létre

besar

auka kyn sittkyn, tegundrækta

allevare razza reattore autofertilizzante riprodurre riprodursi

品種品種改良する

사육하다품종

augintiauklėjimasdaugintisišaugintasišauklėtas

audzētšķirnesugavairoties

broeden fokken kweken ras

avle rase yngle formere seg oppdrette

rasa rozmnażać się wyhodować gatunek

procriar raça

порода выводить

gojitipasmarazmnoževati se

föda uppras

เลี้ยงพันธุ์

cins yetiştirmek soy türüremek

giốngnhân giống

繁殖品种培育养育

breed

[briːd] (bred (vb: pt, pp))

A. N (lit) [of animal] → raza f; [of plant] → variedad f (fig) → estirpe f

B. VT

1. [+ animals] → criar
town bred → criado en la ciudad
they are bred for show → se crían para las exposiciones
we breed them for hunting → los criamos para la caza

2. (fig) [+ hate, suspicion] → crear, engendrar

C. VI [animals] → reproducirse, procrear
they breed like flies or rabbits → se multiplican como conejos

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breed

[ˈbriːd] [bred] [ˈbrɛd] (pt, pp)

[+ animals] → élever, faire l'élevage de
to breed dogs → faire de l'élevage de chiens

[+ plants] → produire

[+ violence, resentment, hate, suspicion] → engendrer
violence breeds violence → la violence appelle la violence

to be born and bred somewhere (= born and brought up)
I was born and bred in Perth → Je suis né et j'ai grandi à Perth.
a Londoner born and bred → un vrai Londonien

vi [animal] → se reproduire

[animal] → race f

(= type) → sorte f, espèce f
a new breed of → une nouvelle espèce de
a new breed of actors → une nouvelle espèce d'acteurs, des acteurs d'une nouvelle espèce
the new breed of → la nouvelle génération de

breed

vb: pret, ptp <bred>

n (lit, fig: = species) → Art f, → Sorte f; they produced a new breed → sie haben eine neue Züchtung hervorgebracht; a breed apart (fig) → eine besondere or spezielle Sorte or Gattung

(= raise, rear) animals, flowers → züchten ? born

(fig: = give rise to) → erzeugen; dirt breeds disease → Schmutz verursacht Krankheit, Schmutz zieht Krankheit nach sich

vi (animals) → Junge haben; (birds) → brüten; (pej, hum, people) → sich vermehren

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breed

[briːd] (bred (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → razza, varietà f inv (fig) → tipo, specie f inv

2. vt → allevare (fig) (hate, suspicion) → generare, provocare

3. vi (animals) → riprodursi

breed

(briːd) – past tense, past participle bred (bred) – verb

1. to produce young. Rabbits breed often.

2. to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young. I breed dogs and sell them as pets.

noun

a type, variety or species (of animal). a breed of dog.

bred (bred) adjective

(often as part of a word).

1. (of people) brought up in a certain way or place. a well-bred young lady; American born and bred.

2. (of animals) brought up or reared in a certain way. a pure-bred dog.

ˈbreeding noun

education and training; good manners. a man of good breeding.

breed

→ نَسْل, يَتَناسَل chovat, plemeno avle, race Rasse, züchten αναπαράγω, ράτσα criar, raza jalostaa, rotu élever, race pasmina, uzgajati allevare, razza 品種, 品種改良する 사육하다, 품종 kweken, ras avle, rase rasa, wyhodować procriar, raça выводить, порода föda upp, ras เลี้ยง, พันธุ์ cins, yetiştirmek giống, nhân giống 品种, 繁殖

breed

vt. criar, producir, engendrar.

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Nothing is more easy than to tame an animal, and few things more difficult than to get it to breed freely under confinement, even in the many cases when the male and female unite.

I may add, that as some organisms will breed most freely under the most unnatural conditions (for instance, the rabbit and ferret kept in hutches), showing that their reproductive system has not been thus affected; so will some animals and plants withstand domestication or cultivation, and vary very slightly--perhaps hardly more than in a state of nature.

But there is not a shadow of evidence in favour of this view: to assert that we could not breed our cart and race-horses, long and short-horned cattle, and poultry of various breeds, and esculent vegetables, for an almost infinite number of generations, would be opposed to all experience.

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"He could easily conceive, that a HOUYHNHNM, grew weak and heavy a few days before his death, or by some accident might hurt a limb; but that nature, who works all things to perfection, should suffer any pains to breed in our bodies, he thought impossible, and desired to know the reason of so unaccountable an evil."

"The palace of a chief minister is a seminary to breed up others in his own trade: the pages, lackeys, and porters, by imitating their master, become ministers of state in their several districts, and learn to excel in the three principal ingredients, of insolence, lying, and bribery.

That the productions of such marriages are generally scrofulous, rickety, or deformed children; by which means the family seldom continues above three generations, unless the wife takes care to provide a healthy father, among her neighbours or domestics, in order to improve and continue the breed. That a weak diseased body, a meagre countenance, and sallow complexion, are the true marks of noble blood; and a healthy robust appearance is so disgraceful in a man of quality, that the world concludes his real father to have been a groom or a coachman.

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Excursion to Colonia del Sacramiento -- Value of an Estancia -- Cattle, how counted -- Singular Breed of Oxen -- Perforated Pebbles -- Shepherd Dogs -- Horses broken-in, Gauchos riding -- Character of Inhabitants -- Rio Plata -- Flocks of Butterflies -- Aeronaut Spiders -- Phosphorescence of the Sea -- Port Desire -- Guanaco -- Port St.

On two occasions I met with in this province some oxen of a very curious breed, called nata or niata.

Muniz, of Luxan, has kindly collected for me all the information which he could respecting this breed. From his account it seems that about eighty or ninety years ago, they were rare and kept as curiosities at Buenos Ayres.

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He came of a breed of meat-killers and meat-eaters.

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And do you breed from them all indifferently, or do you take care to breed from the best only?

Yes, he said, that must be done if the breed of the guardians is to be kept pure.