spore
spore · spores · spored · sporing
To produce sporesTo produce spores.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/spɔː(ɹ)/US/spoɹ/
Meaning
1 sensesTo produce spores.
Origin
From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros,From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”). Related to English spread).
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Forms
spores, sporing, spored, sporedTenses
spore · spored · will spore · have sporedLessons 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
See also
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