spawn
To produce or deposit in waterTo produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
» Some fish swim upstream to spawn.
Einige Fische schwimmen zum Laichen stromaufwärts.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
A frog spawns thousands of tadpoles every year.
ablaichen, laichen
мета́тьmetátʹ
(transitive)To generate, bring into being, especially nonmammalian beings in very large numbers.
erzeugen, hervorbringen
порожда́тьporoždátʹ
(transitive)To bring forth in general.
The web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request.
erzeugen
call forth
(transitive)To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
lay spawn
(transitive)To plant with fungal spawn.
(intransitive)To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
laichen
нерести́тьсяnerestítʹsja
(intransitive)To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
(sich wie Karnickel) sich vermehren
плоди́тьсяplodítʹsja
(ergative)To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, spontaneously in a game world at a particular place and time.
We put down torches to stop creepers from spawning.
spawnen, erscheinen
появитьсяpojavitjsja, заспавнитьсяzaspavnitjsja
(Internet, ergative, figuratively)To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, unexpectedly and seemingly out of nowhere.
Where did he come from? Bro just spawned in.
(Internet, figuratively, humorous, intransitive)Of a person or non-egglaying animal: to be born.
That kid just spawned and looks like he's already done with life.
Examples
25 sentencesSome fish swim upstream to spawn.
deEinige Fische schwimmen zum Laichen stromaufwärts.
What might a planet need to spawn life?
ruЧто может потребоваться планете для зарождения жизни?
deWas könnte ein Planet brauchen, um Leben entstehen zu lassen?
The salmon swim upstream to their spawning grounds.
Salmon return to their original birthplace to spawn.
This open source code spawned hundreds of projects.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 5
By meaning 4
Origin
Recorded since 1413; from Middle English spawnen, from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old FrRecorded since 1413; from Middle English spawnen, from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French espandre, from Latin expandere (“stretch out; spread out”, verb). Doublet of expand. Compare also Middle English spalden, spolden, spawden (“to cut open (a fish)”).
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Forms
spawns, spawning, spawned, spawnedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle