noun🔗ShareAll animals or plants of the same species or subspecies."a breed of animal"animalbiologyorganismraceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA race or lineage; offspring or issue."My dog's breed is a golden retriever; she's part of a friendly breed. "animalbiologyracefamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA group of people with shared characteristics."People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed."groupracepersonhumanfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce offspring sexually; to bear young."The dog breeder carefully selected the parents to breed healthy puppies. "animalbiologyorganismnatureagriculturesciencefamilysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give birth to; to be the native place of."a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men"animalbiologyplaceorganismnaturefamilyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf animals, to mate."The farmer wants to breed his prize-winning cows to produce stronger calves. "animalbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities."The farmer carefully breeds his prize-winning chickens to produce larger eggs. "animalagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arrange the mating of specific animals."The farmer is breeding prize-winning chickens to improve their egg production. "animalagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities."He tries to breed blue roses."agriculturebiologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up."The grandparents are breeding their grandson, helping him with his homework and supporting his interests. "familyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo yield or result in."disaster breeds famine; familiarity breeds contempt"biologyorganismagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth."The puppies were already bred in the litter. "biologyanimalorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(sometimes as breed up) To educate; to instruct; to bring up"The teacher will breed the children in math skills throughout the year. "educationfamilyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce or obtain by any natural process."The farmer carefully bred his prize-winning chickens to produce larger eggs. "biologyanimalagricultureorganismprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have birth; to be produced, developed or multiplied."The farmer carefully bred the chickens to produce larger eggs. "biologyanimalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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