seed

1. (transitive)To plant or sow an area with seeds.

   I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.

   säen, aussäen, besäen

   засеватьzasevatʹ, высеватьvysevatʹ, засеиватьzaseivatʹ

   сі́ятиsíjaty, сади́тиsadýty, засіва́тиzasiváty

   remove the seeds from

2. (reflexive)To shed seeds (refers to plants)

   These poppies have not seeded themselves yet.

   go to seed; shed seeds

3. (transitive)To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

4. (transitive)To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

   A venture capitalist seeds young companies.

   The tournament coordinator will seed the starting lineup with the best competitors from the qualifying round.

   klassifizieren, setzen

5. To allocate a seeding to a competitor.

6. (Internet, transitive)To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).

7. (intransitive)To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.

   The tennis player seeded into the quarters.

8. To scatter small particles within (a cloud or airmass) in order to trigger the formation of rain.

   A number of clouds were seeded to help provide rain to a drought-stricken area.

9. (intransitive)To produce seed.

10. (intransitive)To grow to maturity.

11. (slang, vulgar)To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

1. I didn't know apple trees grow from seeds.

   Я не знав, що яблуні виростають із насіння. — deniko

   ruЯ не знал, что яблони вырастают из семян. — marafon

   deIch wusste nicht, dass Apfelbäume aus Samen wachsen. — Espi

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2. Tom opened the bag and poured out the sunflower seeds.

   Том відкрив пакет і висипав соняшникове насіння. — deniko

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3. When did you seed the lawn?

   Коли ти засіяв газон? — deniko

   ruКогда вы засеяли лужайку? — sharptoothed

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4. Farmers buy new seeds every year.

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5. Plant these seeds before summer sets in.

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