Past tense of breed
irregular verb
The past tense of breed is bred. The past participle is also bred.
Forms of breed
| Base form (V1) | breed /ˈbɹiːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bred /bɹɛd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bred /bɹɛd/ |
| Present participle | breeding /ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | breeds /bɹiːdz/ |
Bred in a sentence
- born and bred
- Pink- and apricot-coloured irises have also been bred in some species.From the entry irises
- She is a born and bred New Yorker.From the entry born and bred
- Oh, you're from America? —Born and bred.From the entry born and bred
- The beagle and basset were bred as pack hounds.From the entry pack hound
Meaning of breed
- verb To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
- verb To give birth to; to be the native place of.
- verb To mate.
Verbs like breed
Questions about the past tense of breed
- What is the past tense of breed?
- The past tense of breed is bred.
- What is the past participle of breed?
- The past participle of breed is bred.
- Is breed a regular or irregular verb?
- Breed is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: breed (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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