breed

[US]/briːd/
[UK]/briːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to reproduce; to raise; to produce
vt. to reproduce; to raise; to nurture
n. a variety; a type; a category

Phrases & Collocations

purebred

breeding program

breed standard

breed registry

breed selection

breed-specific

rare breed

breed out

pure breed

Example Sentences

northern breeds of cattle.

to breed pigs in-and-in.

the resemblance between the breeds is superficial.

War breeds misery and ruin.

social injustice—a breeder of revolutions.

a child of half-breed

a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer.

She breeds orchids in her greenhouse.

wrestlers were a breed apart.

a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being.

health-service staff are a breed apart with their dedication to duty.

the country's dying breed of elder statesmen.

Some animals will not breed in cages.

Real-world Examples

Of course, other breeds work out.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

It is quite remarkable how one good action always breeds another.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

That is far more than any other dog breed.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

And these are some new breed of sounding line?

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

A Scottish landowner named Lord Tweedmouth introduced what breed of dog?

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

Hunger breeds a special kind of anger.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

A noble mother must have bred So brave a son.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

Is just a chemical reaction that compels animals to breed.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Frantz says most purebred dog breeds trace their origins to the 1800s.

Source: Scientific World

She had the toughness ranch life can breed.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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