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I am hoping for peaceful transition into a new age. Obama has already played a great role in initiating us into that vision. If he were to be harmed in any way, it would spawn the birth of a million Obamas.
Saul Williams

Meaning of "spawn" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPAWN

From Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French spandre to spread out, expand.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPAWN

spawn  [spɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPAWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spawn 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 spawn in English.

WHAT DOES SPAWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spawn in the English dictionary

The first definition of spawn in the dictionary is the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs. Other definition of spawn is offspring, product, or yield. Spawn is also to produce or deposit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPAWN

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spawn
we let´s spawn
you spawn
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spawn
Past participle
spawned
Present Participle
spawning
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 SPAWN


antiporn
ˌæntɪˈpɔːn
Bon
bɔːn
born
bɔːn
corn
kɔːn
cyberporn
ˈsaɪbəˌpɔːn
dawn
dɔːn
drawn
drɔːn
frogspawn
ˈfrɒɡˌspɔːn
gastroporn
ˈɡæstrəʊˌpɔːn
horn
hɔːn
lawn
lɔːn
newborn
ˈnjuːˌbɔːn
pawn
pɔːn
popcorn
ˈpɒpˌkɔːn
porn
pɔːn
suppawn
sʌˈpɔːn
torn
tɔːn
warn
wɔːn
withdrawn
wɪðˈdrɔːn
worn
wɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPAWN

spatterdock
spatterwork
spatting
spatula
spatulate
spatule
spauld
spaviet
spavin
spavined
spawl
spawner
spawning
spawning ground
spawning place
spawny
spay
spayad
spaz
spaza shop

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPAWN

at daggers drawn
awn
bawn
brawn
crack of dawn
fawn
hanging pawn
horse-drawn
in fawn
isolated pawn
king prawn
mawn
overdrawn
prawn
redrawn
sawn
the battle lines are drawn
thrawn
tiger prawn
yawn

Synonyms and antonyms of spawn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPAWN»

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

Translation of «spawn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPAWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huevas
570 millions of speakers

English

spawn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंडे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفرخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

икру
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frai
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertelur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>卵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알 덩어리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spawn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kết quả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumurtlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uova
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spawn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ікру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

icre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γόνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kuit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spawn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spawn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spawn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPAWN»

The term «spawn» is very widely used and occupies the 19.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPAWN» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «SPAWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spawn.
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Alvar Aalto
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.
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Cory Booker
Cities can be places that represent the best of our ideals: where Americans of all different backgrounds can come together and, through their interactions, and even through their unity, spawn true American greatness.
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Tony Hawk
I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion.
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Saul Williams
I am hoping for peaceful transition into a new age. Obama has already played a great role in initiating us into that vision. If he were to be harmed in any way, it would spawn the birth of a million Obamas.
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Meles Zenawi
It does surprise me that intelligent people in the 21st century could claim that if you respond to the terrorists with force, you spawn terrorism, but if you appease them, you somehow tame them. This argument, as I said, is very interesting, and very surprising.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPAWN»

Discover the use of spawn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spawn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children
Kellerman’s sobering message will remain with you long after the last page is turned. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman’s Guilt.
Jonathan Kellerman, 2003
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Spawn
Continues the adventures of Spawn, who, after being resurrected and returned to New York City, searches for answers about his own murder and why he was brought back to life.
‎2012
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Seven Lives of the Devil's Spawn: From Destruction to ...
Its language may be offensive to some, but the story is unforgettable. Michael Francis McMonagle lives with his wife, Tina, in New Zealand, and is currently writing the sequel.
Michael Francis McMonagle, 2011
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Steelhead and Salmon: Use the Secrets of the Pros to Catch ...
His two favorites include a 10-foot, 6-inch rod for drifting SPAWN SACKS -^-^•^^^ ^ ^^-^"^^^ Spawn sacks are nothing more than trout or salmon eggs tied together in a small mesh bag. A tip when fishing spawn sacks is to keep the size of hook ...
W. H. (Chip) Gross, 2008
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Spawn: Book of the Dead
Each character in the Spawn comic mythos is beautifully rendered by renowned artist Ashley Wood. The secret history of the Hellspawn is finally divulged with extensive text by acclaimed horror writer Steve Niles.
Steve Niles, David Hine, Todd McFarlane, 2009
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Spawn: The Complete Armageddon Collection
Finally after all these years the war Al Simmons was created to fight is here... but which side will he choose? Join David Hine (Civil War) and Philip Tan (X-Men) on their historic Spawn run!
David Hine, Todd McFarlane, Brian Holjuin, 2007
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Traditionally, dowel (“plug”) spawn has been used to inoculate logs and stumps, although shiitake cultivators sometimes also use sawdust. The advantage of dowel spawn is its staying power—the dowels survive longer than the sawdust, ...
Paul Stamets, 2011
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Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, ...
Definition of Phase III compost is spawn run in a bulk tunnel, and it is ready for casing when delivered to the grower. In its simplest form, Phase II compost is taken from a bulk tunnel, as well as spawn, transferred to another bulk tunnel, and ...
Philip G. Miles, Shu-Ting Chang, 2004
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AD40E Small-scale mushroom cultivation
Bram van Nieuwenhuijzen. The mycelium will degenerate after a certain number of transfers, so it is not possible to keep on transferring the cultures on agar forever. Spawn containers Spawn containers should be made out of heat resistant ...
Bram van Nieuwenhuijzen, 2005
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Tropical Mushrooms: Biological Nature and Cultivation Methods
CHAPTER 3 Mushroom Spawn S. T. Chang Department of Biology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N. T. , Hong Kong I. Introduction The underground portion of a mushroom consists of white cobweb-like threads which, like roots, ...
Shu-ting Chang, T. H. Quimio, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPAWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spawn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sturgeon spawning has begun
In familiar sites, like New London, and Shiocton, the sturgeon spawning run is on. It's happening on parts of the Wolf River, and it's happening a little earlier than ... «Fox11online.com, Apr 15»
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Mortal Kombat X Granted Permission to Use Spawn
McFarlane, in an interview with GamerfitNation.com, says a new deal with Warner Bros. grants the company limited access to Spawn for use in its games. «IGN, Feb 15»
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Entire Spawn Comics Library Released In Digital Format
spawn-digital To celebrate reaching 250 issues, Todd McFarlane's Spawn -- the longest-running monthly superhero comic in the industry at this point thanks to ... «Comicbook.com, Feb 15»
4
TODD McFARLANE Announces New SPAWN Writer, His Own New …
Todd McFarlane, the iconic comic book artist and Image Comics co-founder, is hoping to make Spawn a chart-topper again, turning to Eisner Award-winning ... «Newsarama, Jan 15»
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Todd McFarlane Reveals Art for New Spawn Animated Project
Spawn creator Todd McFarlane surprised his fans today on his Facebook page with early art from an upcoming new animated Spawn project. McFarlane said:. «ComingSoon.net, Oct 14»
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Todd McFarlane has big plans for Spawn's 250th issue
Todd McFarlane loves anniversary issues, and he's making the 250th issue of Spawn as special as possible. The iconic comic-book artist and Image Comics ... «USA TODAY, Oct 14»
7
Shark scientist on Paul Walker's passion, finishing new special
During last year's special Spawn of Jaws, Shark Week fans watched Dr. Michael Domeier tag a pregnant great white named Gil Rakers in hopes of eventually ... «Entertainment Weekly, Aug 14»
8
Todd McFarlane Talks About His Live-Action Spawn Reboot Starring …
The legendary writer and Image Comics prez sat down with the folks at Assignment X to share his thoughts on why his new Spawn script - which he'll finish in a ... «IGN, Oct 13»
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'Spawn' Reboot: Todd McFarlane Talks DIY Approach; Not Happy …
There has long been talk of a big screen reboot of Todd McFarlane's comic book character from hell, Spawn, and all eyes are on McFarlane himself, who owns ... «Screen Rant, Sep 13»
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Soul Calibur 2 HD Online Will Feature Heihachi And Spawn
Todd McFarlane's most notorious creation, Spawn, and one of the world's greatest brawlers, Heihachi, will once again be joining the battle of the ages as ... «Cinema Blend, Aug 13»

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