Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to crossbreed
Participle: crossbred
Gerund: crossbreeding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | crossbreed |
| you | crossbreed |
| he;she;it | crossbreeds |
| we | crossbreed |
| you | crossbreed |
| they | crossbreed |
Perfect
| I | have crossbred |
| you | have crossbred |
| he;she;it | has crossbred |
| we | have crossbred |
| you | have crossbred |
| they | have crossbred |
Past
| I | crossbred |
| you | crossbred |
| he;she;it | crossbred |
| we | crossbred |
| you | crossbred |
| they | crossbred |
Pluperfect
| I | had crossbred |
| you | had crossbred |
| he;she;it | had crossbred |
| we | had crossbred |
| you | had crossbred |
| they | had crossbred |
Future
| I | will crossbreed |
| you | will crossbreed |
| he;she;it | will crossbreed |
| we | will crossbreed |
| you | will crossbreed |
| they | will crossbreed |
Future Perfect
| I | will have crossbred |
| you | will have crossbred |
| he;she;it | will have crossbred |
| we | will have crossbred |
| you | will have crossbred |
| they | will have crossbred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | crossbreed |
| you | crossbreed |
| he;she;it | crossbreed |
| we | crossbreed |
| you | crossbreed |
| they | crossbreed |
Perfect
| I | have crossbred |
| you | have crossbred |
| he;she;it | have crossbred |
| we | have crossbred |
| you | have crossbred |
| they | have crossbred |
Imperfect
| I | crossbred |
| you | crossbred |
| he;she;it | crossbred |
| we | crossbred |
| you | crossbred |
| they | crossbred |
Pluperfect
| I | had crossbred |
| you | had crossbred |
| he;she;it | had crossbred |
| we | had crossbred |
| you | had crossbred |
| they | had crossbred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would crossbreed |
| you | would crossbreed |
| he;she;it | would crossbreed |
| we | would crossbreed |
| you | would crossbreed |
| they | would crossbreed |
Perfect
| I | would have crossbred |
| you | would have crossbred |
| he;she;it | would have crossbred |
| we | would have crossbred |
| you | would have crossbred |
| they | would have crossbred |
Imperative
| you | crossbreed |
| we | Let's crossbreed |
| you | crossbreed |
Verbs conjugated like 'crossbreed'
betide,
bleed,
breed,
crossbreed,
feed,
meet,
misfeed,
overfeed,
spoon-feed,
underfeed,
boobfeed,
bottle-feed,
breast-feed,
breastfeed,
chestfeed,
cofeed,
counterbleed,
counterfeed,
cross-breed,
forbleed, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'crossbreed'
cross-breed,
crossfeed,
cross-refer,
crossband,
crossdress,
crossref,
cross-dress,
cross-sell,
crossback,
crossbar,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
3. Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis
4. Latin cruxbor.
5. Old Irish crosbor.
6. Old Norse krossbor.
7. Old English cros
8. Middle English cross
9. Middle English cros-
10. English cross-
11. English breed
12. English crossbreed
13. From cross- + breed.
Sample Sentences
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Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished. [1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader:]