English Dictionary

breed

IPA（発音記号）

/bɹiːd/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用 句動詞 時々

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young. / (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of. / Of animals, to mate.

日本語の意味

（動物が）性交により子孫を作る、繁殖する / （対象に対して）産み出す、出す；（場所が）発祥地となる / （動物が）交尾する

Conservationists work to breed endangered tortoises in captivity to increase their numbers.

保護活動家たちは個体数を増やすために、飼育下で絶滅危惧種のリクガメを繁殖させる取り組みをしている。

意味（1）

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

意味（2）

(transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.

a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men

意味（3）

Of animals, to mate.

意味（4）

To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.

意味（5）

To arrange the mating of specific animals.

She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.

意味（6）

To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.

He tries to breed blue roses.

意味（7）

To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.

Ah wretched me! by fates averſe, decreed, / To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed!

意味（8）

To yield or result in.

disaster breeds famine; familiarity breeds contempt

意味（9）

(obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth.

意味（10）

(sometimes as breed up) To educate; to instruct; to bring up

No care was taken to breed him a Protestant.

意味（11）

To produce or obtain by any natural process.

Children would breed their teeth with much less danger.

意味（12）

(intransitive) To have birth; to be produced, developed or multiplied.

Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace On that which breed between 'em!

意味（13）

(transitive) to ejaculate inside someone's anus

“God, I love your ass,” he says, his voice almost a growl. “I'm gonna breed this ass tonight.”

breeds （ present singular third-person ）

breeding （ participle present ）

bred （ participle past ）

bred （ past ）