B1verb · irregular · transitive · common

breed

breed · breeds · bred · breeding

розводити, розвести, злучити, злучати

развести, разводить, размножаться, плодиться

züchten, erzeugen, aufziehen, sich paaren

To produce offspring sexuallyTo produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

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/ˈbɹiːd/

» What's the most popular dog breed?

Яка найпопулярніша порода собак?

Meaning

13 senses

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
aufziehen, erzeugen, züchten
плоди́тьсяplodítʹsja, размножа́тьсяrazmnožátʹsja
(transitive)To give birth to; to be the native place of.
A pond breeds fish.
A northern country breeds stout men.
To mate.
sich paaren, brüten
(transitive)To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
züchten
разводи́тьrazvodítʹ, развести́razvestí
розво́дитиrozvódyty, розвести́rozvestý
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
(often, transitive)To arrange the mating of (specific animals).
She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.
случа́тьslučátʹ, случи́тьslučítʹ
злуча́тиzlučáty, злучи́тиzlučýty
cause to procreate (animals)
To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
He tries to breed blue roses.
züchten
разводи́тьrazvodítʹ, развести́razvestí
To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
born and bred
aufziehen
To yield or result in.
disaster breeds famine
familiarity breeds contempt
erzeugen, hervorrufen, verursachen
(sometimes)To educate; to instruct; to bring up.
To produce or obtain by any natural process.
(intransitive)To have birth; to be produced, developed, or multiplied.
(slang, transitive, vulgar)To ejaculate inside (a person or a bodily orifice of same); to creampie.
begatten

Examples

146 sentences

What's the most popular dog breed?
Яка найпопулярніша порода собак? — deniko
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Some animals will not breed when kept in cages.
Деякі тварини не розмножуються, коли їх тримають у клітках. — deniko
ruНекоторые животные при клеточном содержании не размножаются. — Karok
deEinige Tiere werden sich nicht fortpflanzen, wenn sie in Käfigen gehalten werden. — kayro
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My father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.
У мого тата є ферма, на якій він розводить велику рогату худобу і коней. — deniko
ruМой отец содержит ранчо, разводит коров и лошадей. — shanghainese
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What breed is your dog?
Якої породи твій собака? — oromashka
ruКакой породы ваша собака? — marafon
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Rats breed rapidly.
Щури швидко розмножуються. — leyla
ruКрысы быстро размножаются. — Hellerick
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to keep animals and have them reproduce:

to arrange mating of animals:

Русский

By meaning 3

to sexually produce offspring:

to keep animals and have them reproduce:

to arrange mating of animals:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

to sexually produce offspring:

of animals, to mate:

to yield or result in:

to ejaculate inside of:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdij

Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.

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