Meaning of "bred" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRED

Sense 2: diminutive form of inbred.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BRED

bred  [brɛd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRED

Bred is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bred in English.

WHAT DOES BRED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Breed

A breed is a specific group of domestic animals or plants having homogeneous appearance, homogeneous behavior, or other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species and that were arrived at through selective breeding. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, no scientifically accepted definition of the term exists. A breed is therefore not an objective or biologically verifiable classification but is instead a term of art amongst groups of breeders who share a consensus around what qualities make some members of a given species members of a nameable subset. The term is distinguished from landrace, which refers to a regional variety of domestic animal through relatively uncontrolled breeding. When bred together, animals of the same breed pass on these predictable traits to their offspring, and this ability—known as "breeding true"—is a requirement for a breed. Plant breeds are more commonly known as cultivars. The offspring produced as a result of breeding animals of one breed with other animals of another breed are known as crossbreeds or mixed breeds.

Definition of bred in the English dictionary

The definition of bred in the dictionary is a person who lives in a small remote place.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRED

PRESENT

Present

I breed

you breed

he/she/it breeds

we breed

you breed

they breed

Present continuous

I am breeding

you are breeding

he/she/it is breeding

we are breeding

you are breeding

they are breeding

Present perfect

I have bred

you have bred

he/she/it has bred

we have bred

you have bred

they have bred

Present perfect continuous

I have been breeding

you have been breeding

he/she/it has been breeding

we have been breeding

you have been breeding

they have been breeding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bred

you bred

he/she/it bred

we bred

you bred

they bred

Past continuous

I was breeding

you were breeding

he/she/it was breeding

we were breeding

you were breeding

they were breeding

Past perfect

I had bred

you had bred

he/she/it had bred

we had bred

you had bred

they had bred

Past perfect continuous

I had been breeding

you had been breeding

he/she/it had been breeding

we had been breeding

you had been breeding

they had been breeding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will breed

you will breed

he/she/it will breed

we will breed

you will breed

they will breed

Future continuous

I will be breeding

you will be breeding

he/she/it will be breeding

we will be breeding

you will be breeding

they will be breeding

Future perfect

I will have bred

you will have bred

he/she/it will have bred

we will have bred

you will have bred

they will have bred

Future perfect continuous

I will have been breeding

you will have been breeding

he/she/it will have been breeding

we will have been breeding

you will have been breeding

they will have been breeding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bred

you would bred

he/she/it would bred

we would bred

you would bred

they would bred

Conditional continuous

I would be breeding

you would be breeding

he/she/it would be breeding

we would be breeding

you would be breeding

they would be breeding

Conditional perfect

I would have bred

you would have bred

he/she/it would have bred

we would have bred

you would have bred

they would have bred

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been breeding

you would have been breeding

he/she/it would have been breeding

we would have been breeding

you would have been breeding

they would have been breeding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you breed
we let´s breed
you breed

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to breed

Past participle

bred

Present Participle

breeding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BRED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bred» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bred

arouse · brand · bring about · bring up · calibre · cause · class · create · develop · engender · extraction · family · farm · generate · genre · give rise to · hatch · ilk · keep · kind · line · lineage · look after · maintain · multiply · nourish · nurture · occasion · order · originate · pedigree · procreate · produce · propagate · race · raise · rear · reproduce · sort · species · stamp · stir up · stock · strain · tend · type · variety

TRANSLATION OF BRED

Find out the translation of bred to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bred from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bred» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 育成
• Translator English - Spanish: criado
• English: bred
• Translator English - Hindi: नस्ल
• Translator English - Arabic: ولدت
• Translator English - Russian: разводят
• Translator English - Portuguese: criados
• Translator English - Bengali: পুষ্ট
• Translator English - French: élevé
• Translator English - Malay: Dibesarkan
• Translator English - German: gezüchtet
• Translator English - Japanese: 育ちの
• Translator English - Korean: 사육
• Translator English - Javanese: Dikembangke
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nuôi
• Translator English - Tamil: இனப்பெருக்கம்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रजनन
• Translator English - Turkish: bred
• Translator English - Italian: allevati
• Translator English - Polish: hodowane
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розводять
• Translator English - Romanian: crescute
• Translator English - Greek: φυλής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: geteel
• Translator English - Swedish: uppfödda
• Translator English - Norwegian: oppdrettet

10 QUOTES WITH «BRED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bred.

1

Scott Anderson

The peculiarities of my childhood, of constantly moving through so many different cultures, of always being the outsider, may have made me extraordinarily self-sufficient, but it had also bred a certain detachment, a sense that the world was a place to explore rather than truly inhabit. This manifested as a kind of shyness, even timidity.

2

Paul Bloom

Humans are born with a hard-wired morality: a sense of good and evil is bred in the bone. I know this claim might sound outlandish, but it's supported now by research in several laboratories.

3

Wilford Brimley

I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do - I guess that's what I like the most about it. And I love to see good athletes do what they're bred to do.

4

Margaret Cavendish

My other brother, the Lord Lucas, who was heir to my father's estate, and as it were the father to take care of us all, is not less valiant than they were, although his skill in the discipline of war was not so much, not being bred therein.

5

Margaret Cavendish

As for my brothers, of whom I had three, I know not how they were bred.

6

Margaret Cavendish

First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a different manner from that of women.

7

Margaret Cavendish

Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort of servants are as ill bred as meanly born, giving children ill examples and worse counsel.

8

John Cleveland

Love melts the rigor which the rocks have bred; a flint will break upon a feather bed.

9

William Congreve

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

10

Catherine Crier

I grew up training and showing Arabs all over the US. Three of my four were bred on my farm in Texas. Thanks everyone! Hope you'll watch tomorrow. It's going to be another great look back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRED»

Discover the use of bred in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bred and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bred for Perfection: Shorthorn Cattle, Collies, and Arabian ...

What light might the movement shed on the assumptions behind human eugenics? In Bred for Perfection, Margaret Derry provides the most comprehensive and accessible book yet published on the human quest to improve and develop livestock.

Margaret E. Derry, 2003

Calder Born, Calder Bred

Tara lured Ty on, greedy to be mistress of the Calder kingdom. Yet when her world rushed in to plunder the fortune beneath the prairies, it was Jessy who fought for Ty, defying death to save a birthright that was Calder Born, Calder Bred.

Janet Dailey, 2011

Darkness Bred

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Ever since shapeshifter Elin escaped to Whidbey Island, danger has stalked her every move.

Stella Cameron, 2013

What's Bred in the Bone

The book shows Francis Cornish, an art expert born to a wealthy family in a small Ottawa Valley town, is a man of mystery to his nephew, Arthur, and to his disappointed biographer, Simon Darcourt.

Robertson Davies, 1987

Bred of Heaven: One man's quest to reclaim his Welsh roots

Jasper Rees has always wanted to be Welsh.

Jasper Rees, 2011

What's Bred in the Bone

It was late when Elma reached the station.

Grant Allen, 1st World Library, 2007

Sussex Born and Bred: Tales from the Coast

"An utterly charming read" Sussex Born and Bred is a series of short stories in which both England's history and her people are brought vividly to life by a man who has spent a lifetime observing both.

Alex Askaroff, 2010

Most Succinctly Bred

Most succinctly bred explores war by exploring around war, by operating in the margins. Not merely a collection of essays, this book has a trajectory, and the chapters, appearing in rough chronological order, loop in and out of one another.

Alex Vernon, 2006

Born Or Bred?: Martin Bryant - The Making of a Mass Murderer

Their findings bring important issues concerning nature or nurture to light, and Born or Bred tells the compelling story of the tragedy Australia will never forget.

Robert Wainwright, Paola Totaro, 2009

Rabbit Hash, Kentucky: River Born, Kentucky Bred

So pull up a chair at the general store and join local historian Donald Clare as he presents the first book-length history of Boone Countyâ??s most celebrated river town.

Donald Clare, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bred is used in the context of the following news items.

Leigh's Lost and Found: featuring a lost pure bred Dachshund puppy

In today's Leigh's Lost and Found report, we're featuring a lost, pure bred puppy that likely cost a lot of money and likely has a family missing ... «KSPR, Jul 15»

Preparing for a workforce bred on mobile: Technology must become …

In case you missed the news, the Teletubbies are returning to our TVs. And they're sporting a new look – they are now complete with touch ... «City A.M., Jul 15»

Florida-bred Dogwood Trail wins Azalea Stakes at Gulfstream

The 3-year-old daughter of Awesome of Course, was bred and is owned by Ocala's Jacks or Better Farm. The filly broke well and took the lead. «Ocala, Jul 15»

Jay Cronley: Bred for action

Don't bet on it: Horses are bred to run well on different surfaces, like grass ... Surely the urge to roll in horrible substances has been bred out of ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»

Bengaluru-bred bond guru Kumar Palghat joins his guru

BENGALURU: Not many in India would have heard of this Bengaluru boy, but Kumar Palghat made major news on Wednesday when he was ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Football: Stoke City, born and bred

Stoke City's Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic (C) punches the ball away as Chelsea's English defender Gary Cahill (L) and Chelsea's ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»

Baboons Bred In Oklahoma As Resource For Research

But from the air, you can see them -- hundreds of baboons bred by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Beautiful animals -- but ... «news9.com KWTV, Jul 15»

Can a wild fishery be bred? Indonesia's plan to restock its oceans

Baby green sea turtles tussle over a scrap of frozen sardine at Bolong's Turtle Sanctuary in Lombok, Indonesia. The turtles will eventually be ... «Mongabay.com, Jul 15»

284 Cataloged for FT New York-Bred Sale

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 284 selected yearlings for the New York-bred sale, scheduled for Aug. 15-16, with sessions in the Humphrey S. «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»

The "Bred" Huaraches Are Available

The Nike Air Huarache is finally arriving at retailers in a classic 'Bred' aesthetic. Ever since Michael Jordan laced up his classic Air Jordan 1 in ... «Sneaker News, Jul 15»