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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.