Irregular verb
breed
/briːd/
- Base
- breed
- Past simple
- bred
- Past participle
- bred
Usage
bred stays the same in the past simple and the participle, so has bred depends on the auxiliary for its tense.
Meaning
- to keep animals so they produce young
Example
The farm bred horses for racing.
This kennel has bred spaniels for thirty years.
The two rabbits bred quickly in captivity.