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breed

To keep animals so they have young ones.

Meanings of «breed»

1 · verb

to keep animals so they have young ones

Farmers breed cows to produce more milk.

2 · noun

a particular kind or variety of animal

This breed of dog needs a lot of exercise.

Similar: typekindvarietystrain

Translation

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Verb forms

Base form (V1)breed
Past simple (V2)bred
Past participle (V3)bred

Base form (V1)
They breed horses on this farm.

Past simple (V2)
My uncle bred dogs for many years.

Past participle (V3)
These horses have been bred on this farm.

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