BREED


Meaning of BREED in English

I.

noun

1 type of animal

ADJECTIVE

▪ new

▪ rare

▪ hardy

▪ pure

▪ domestic

VERB + BREED

▪ keep

a farm that keeps rare ~s

▪ use

This ~ is used for both milk and meat production.

▪ recognize

Three years later the ~ was officially recognized.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a new ~ of dairy cattle

2 particular type of person

ADJECTIVE

▪ new

▪ dying , rare

Entertainers of this sort are now a dying ~.

▪ special

It takes a special ~ of person to be a surgeon.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a new ~ of international criminals

PHRASES

▪ a ~ apart

Health workers are a ~ apart in their commitment and dedication to duty.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ in captivity

▪ successfully

▪ commercially

▪ selectively , specially , specifically

fish that have been selectively bred for their appearance

PREPOSITION

▪ for

dogs that are bred for their fighting ability

Breed is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bird , ↑ eagle , ↑ pair , ↑ rabbit , ↑ success

Breed is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ animal , ↑ cattle , ↑ confidence , ↑ cow , ↑ cynicism , ↑ discontent , ↑ dog , ↑ fish , ↑ hatred , ↑ horse , ↑ mouse , ↑ pig , ↑ resentment , ↑ turkey , ↑ violence

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