bred
pronunciation
How to pronounce bred in British English:
UK [bred]
How to pronounce bred in American English:
US [brɛd]
Word Origin
- bred
- past tense and past participle of breed (v.).
Example
- 1. All of these types of carrot have been specially bred .
- 2. The era 's globalism bred long-distance passions for pictures and plants .
- 3. Dogs are often bred far too frequently , are kept cramped together in squalor , and are not socialized with humans .
- 4. This approach has been successful in animals : mice have been bred whose white blood cells can rapidly surround and destroy injected cancer cells .
- 5. Broiler chickens are selectively bred and genetically altered to produce bigger thighs and breasts , the parts in most demand .