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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBREED

overbreed  [ˌəʊvəˈbriːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBREED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overbreed is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overbreed in English.

WHAT DOES OVERBREED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overbreed in the English dictionary

The definition of overbreed in the dictionary is to breed excessively or too selectively. Other definition of overbreed is to breed excessively.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERBREED

PRESENT

Present
I overbreed
you overbreed
he/she/it overbreeds
we overbreed
you overbreed
they overbreed
Present continuous
I am overbreeding
you are overbreeding
he/she/it is overbreeding
we are overbreeding
you are overbreeding
they are overbreeding
Present perfect
I have overbred
you have overbred
he/she/it has overbred
we have overbred
you have overbred
they have overbred
Present perfect continuous
I have been overbreeding
you have been overbreeding
he/she/it has been overbreeding
we have been overbreeding
you have been overbreeding
they have been overbreeding
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 overbred
you overbred
he/she/it overbred
we overbred
you overbred
they overbred
Past continuous
I was overbreeding
you were overbreeding
he/she/it was overbreeding
we were overbreeding
you were overbreeding
they were overbreeding
Past perfect
I had overbred
you had overbred
he/she/it had overbred
we had overbred
you had overbred
they had overbred
Past perfect continuous
I had been overbreeding
you had been overbreeding
he/she/it had been overbreeding
we had been overbreeding
you had been overbreeding
they had been overbreeding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overbreed
you will overbreed
he/she/it will overbreed
we will overbreed
you will overbreed
they will overbreed
Future continuous
I will be overbreeding
you will be overbreeding
he/she/it will be overbreeding
we will be overbreeding
you will be overbreeding
they will be overbreeding
Future perfect
I will have overbred
you will have overbred
he/she/it will have overbred
we will have overbred
you will have overbred
they will have overbred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overbreeding
you will have been overbreeding
he/she/it will have been overbreeding
we will have been overbreeding
you will have been overbreeding
they will have been overbreeding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overbreed
you would overbreed
he/she/it would overbreed
we would overbreed
you would overbreed
they would overbreed
Conditional continuous
I would be overbreeding
you would be overbreeding
he/she/it would be overbreeding
we would be overbreeding
you would be overbreeding
they would be overbreeding
Conditional perfect
I would have overbreed
you would have overbreed
he/she/it would have overbreed
we would have overbreed
you would have overbreed
they would have overbreed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overbreeding
you would have been overbreeding
he/she/it would have been overbreeding
we would have been overbreeding
you would have been overbreeding
they would have been overbreeding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overbreed
we let´s overbreed
you overbreed
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overbreed
Past participle
overbred
Present Participle
overbreeding
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBREED


agreed
əˈɡriːd
brede
briːd
breed
briːd
breid
briːd
colorbreed
ˈkʌləˌbriːd
creed
kriːd
crossbreed
ˈkrɒsˌbriːd
debride
deɪˈbriːd
greed
ɡriːd
inbreed
ˈɪnˈbriːd
incrossbreed
ˌɪnˈkrɒsˌbriːd
interbreed
ˌɪntəˈbriːd
outbreed
ˌaʊtˈbriːd
read
riːd
rebreed
riːˈbriːd
rede
riːd
reed
riːd
Reid
riːd
Siegfried
ˈsiːɡfriːd
subbreed
ˈsʌbˌbriːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBREED

overbooking
overboot
overbore
overborne
overborrow
overbought
overbound
overbrake
overbreathing
overbred
overbridge
overbrief
overbright
overbrim
overbroad
overbrow
overbrowse
overbrutal
overbuild
overbuilt

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBREED

Apostles´ Creed
Athanasian Creed
best of breed
best-of-breed
broken reed
bulldog breed
bur reed
degreed
double-reed
dungareed
half-breed
jereed
jerreed
miscreed
Nicene Creed
pedigreed
screed
unagreed
unpedigreed

Synonyms and antonyms of overbreed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overbreed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBREED

Find out the translation of overbreed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overbreed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overbreed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overbreed
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crían más
570 millions of speakers

English

overbreed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overbreed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overbreed
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overbreed
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overbreed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overbreed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overbreed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overbreed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overbreed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overbreed
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overbreed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overbreed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overbreed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overbreed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवयव नसलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overbreed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overbreed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overbreed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overbreed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overbreed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overbreed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overbreed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overbreed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overbreed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overbreed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBREED»

The term «overbreed» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBREED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overbreed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overbreed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overbreed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBREED»

Discover the use of overbreed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overbreed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Song for the Sun in Us
Cobra. Mathematics. He had a new theorem, calling it Cobra circle mathematics, It walked on a plane thus: "When they eat they breed. When they breed they overeat. When they overeat they overbreed When they overbreed they have nothing ...
Okello Oculi, 2000
2
Phytosphere
"Because they overbreed, stupid. They have four babies at a time." "Hanna, don't call your brother stupid. And we don't know that they would overbreed. Yes, it's true they have four babies at a time, but everything I've read says they've really ...
Scott MacKay, 2007
3
The twelfth anniversary Playboy reader
THE AGE OF OVERBREED BY JULIAN HUXLEY Following the appearance of Julian Huxley's "The Age of Overbreed" in playboy (January 1965), one reader wrote that the article "should bring home a vital message to many an American who, ...
Hugh Marston Hefner, 1965
4
The National Review
An ever-widening market for our exports must mean an intensifying demand for British labour, and wages were accordingly certain to rise if the working classes had the good sense and morality not to overbreed. It sounds now a naive system,  ...
‎1908
5
An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... ö'-fer-börd, ad. tros y bwrdd, Overboil, ö-fer-hoil', s. gorferw: v. o. gorferwi, rhyferwi, berwi yn ormodol Overbold, ö-fer böld', a. gorddmd, rhyhy, talgryf, haerllug, rhyfygus, beiddiol Overborne, ö-fer-börn',yarl.gorchfygedig Overbreed, ö-fer-brid', ...
Thomas Edwards, 1864
6
Pioneers of birth control in England and America
Victor Robinson. miseries of over-population and overcrowding, must be given wholesale to the masses likely to overbreed. The time is past when knowledge can be kept as the exclusive privilege of any caste or class." The United States has ...
Victor Robinson, 1919
7
The Simplex Cryptograph: A Complete Cipher for General Use
538 32099 00 overawe 01 overawed 02 overawful 03 overawing 04 overbear 05 overbend 06 overbid 07 overbidden 08 overbids 09 overblew 10 overblow 11 overblown 12 overboard 13 overboil 14 overboiled 15 overboils 16 overbreed 17  ...
Cryptograph Company, Providence, R.I., 1902
8
Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture
The care of the young boar should be to not overbreed him. I think that one service per day is as much as a six to eight months boar should be allowed, and not long at a time at that; but at one year and over he could stand two services per day ...
Indiana. State Board of Agriculture, 1893
9
An Inquiry Concerning the Population of Nations: Containing ...
Why should a nation's inhabitants,-I speak not of-individuals,-overbreed their resources? The power of communicating life mustalways be controlled among rational beings, not by vice and misery, but by intelligence, by self-interest: selfishness ...
George Ensor, 1818
10
West Nile Virus
The most devastating plagues and famines that the world has known have been caused by arthropods, some of which are recurring threats. For example, grasshoppers often overbreed to proportions DISCOVERY OF THE FLAVIVIRUS The ...
Jeffrey N. Sfakianos, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERBREED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overbreed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SPCA KK hails new Animal Welfare Bill: 'It'll certainly raise some …
He said the fault in on the pet owners who have allowed their cats or dogs to overbreed and given rise to the amount of stray dogs and cats on ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
2
Running Wild: Feral Hog Problem Growing In Oklahoma
“And they'll breed there and overbreed and come back to spot that's been cleared.” Landowner Brad Phillips said, “The long-term solution is ... «News On 6, May 15»
3
UN: Food Prices Are Lower Today than in 1961
Unlike rabbits, who overbreed when food is plentiful and die out when it is not, humans innovate their way out of scarcity. So, happy Thursday ... «Cato Institute, May 15»
4
Calls to outlaw puppy farms in NSW after reports of inhumane …
Puppy farms are facilities that force female dogs to overbreed and where they are kept in small, unhygienic cages. Puppies and mothers are ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
State sanctions county, municipal feral cat programs
In fact, a growing number of studies conclusively prove lethal culling induces a biological imperative that causes feral cats to overbreed and ... «The Daily Courier, Apr 15»
6
Joliet council considers pet shop rules to curb puppy mill activity
Critics argue commercial breeders overbreed their animals, keep small animals in cages, have unsanitary conditions, and do not give animals ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
7
From the archive, 10 April 1980: Having couples round for dinner
Besides, invitations overbreed invitations back and going out to dinner once a week can become sort of a chore, particularly if you have to ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
Better Than Bunnies This Easter
... in need of a loving home, supports the mission of the rescue and reduces the demand for large corporations to overbreed "throw away pets.". «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
9
For the First Time in a Millennium, a Top Predator Returns
For one, they keep lower predators and herbivores in check, so they don't overbreed and decimate plant life…which in turn cascades into ... «Wired, Mar 15»
10
Tapit's Stud Fee to Double for 2015
disqus_VDMOBiuPfw. That's a high fee just to get a grey horse. I think it's wrong to overbreed grey horses. There are a few, but only a few, great ... «Paulick Report, Nov 14»

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