English Dictionary

breed

/bɹiːd/

verb

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

Dogs breed once a year.

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

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.”