bred

[ bred ]

/ brɛd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of breed.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bred

bread, bred

Words nearby bred

Breckinridge, Brecknockshire, Brecksville, Brecon, Breconshire, bred, Breda, Breda's disease, brede, bredie, bred-in-the-bone

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How to use bred in a sentence

Secondly, what's with choosing Swift, a 24-year-old born in Pennsylvania and bred in Nashville, to represent NYC?
New York Is Taylor Swift’s New Boyfriend|Amy Zimmerman|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both produce some wines good enough to challenge the well-bred conceits of wine makers in Burgundy and Bordeaux.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Darci Brown, owner of a car dealership in Greenfield, Mass., has bred dogs as a hobby for 30 years.
The Sleazy War on the Humane Society|Center for Public Integrity|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These exotic animals are kept in small cages and bred over and over again.
The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry|Sharon Adarlo|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even when bred in captivity, Leahy said breeding facilities are often horrendous, resembling factory farming.
The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry|Sharon Adarlo|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Isabel had a glimpse of a delicate high-bred face set like a panel in a parted curtain.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
She spoke calmly, with the pleasantly modulated voice of a well-bred Englishwoman.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The alarms and excursions of the past three weeks were naturally trying to a girl born and bred in a quiet Devon village.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Among these showy and high-bred soldiers, the hours passed delightfully.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
To converse with an entirely uneducated person upon literature, interlarding your remarks with quotations, is ill-bred.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for bred

bred

/ (brɛd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of breed

noun

Australian derogatory, slang a person who lives in a small remote place

Word Origin for bred

sense 2: diminutive form of inbred

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Other Idioms and Phrases with bred

bred

see born and bred. Also see under breed.

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