Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to interbreed
Participle: interbreeded
Gerund: interbreeding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | interbreed |
| you | interbreed |
| he;she;it | interbreeds |
| we | interbreed |
| you | interbreed |
| they | interbreed |
Perfect
| I | have interbreeded |
| you | have interbreeded |
| he;she;it | has interbreeded |
| we | have interbreeded |
| you | have interbreeded |
| they | have interbreeded |
Past
| I | interbreeded |
| you | interbreeded |
| he;she;it | interbreeded |
| we | interbreeded |
| you | interbreeded |
| they | interbreeded |
Pluperfect
| I | had interbreeded |
| you | had interbreeded |
| he;she;it | had interbreeded |
| we | had interbreeded |
| you | had interbreeded |
| they | had interbreeded |
Future
| I | will interbreed |
| you | will interbreed |
| he;she;it | will interbreed |
| we | will interbreed |
| you | will interbreed |
| they | will interbreed |
Future Perfect
| I | will have interbreeded |
| you | will have interbreeded |
| he;she;it | will have interbreeded |
| we | will have interbreeded |
| you | will have interbreeded |
| they | will have interbreeded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | interbreed |
| you | interbreed |
| he;she;it | interbreed |
| we | interbreed |
| you | interbreed |
| they | interbreed |
Perfect
| I | have interbreeded |
| you | have interbreeded |
| he;she;it | have interbreeded |
| we | have interbreeded |
| you | have interbreeded |
| they | have interbreeded |
Imperfect
| I | interbreeded |
| you | interbreeded |
| he;she;it | interbreeded |
| we | interbreeded |
| you | interbreeded |
| they | interbreeded |
Pluperfect
| I | had interbreeded |
| you | had interbreeded |
| he;she;it | had interbreeded |
| we | had interbreeded |
| you | had interbreeded |
| they | had interbreeded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would interbreed |
| you | would interbreed |
| he;she;it | would interbreed |
| we | would interbreed |
| you | would interbreed |
| they | would interbreed |
Perfect
| I | would have interbreeded |
| you | would have interbreeded |
| he;she;it | would have interbreeded |
| we | would have interbreeded |
| you | would have interbreeded |
| they | would have interbreeded |
Imperative
| you | interbreed |
| we | Let's interbreed |
| you | interbreed |
Verbs conjugated like 'interbreed'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'interbreed'
interbed,
interblend,
interceed,
underbreed,
inbreed,
interbring,
interlend,
interplead,
interpret,
overbreed,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
4. Proto-Italic *n̥ter
5. Latin inter
6. Latin inter-bor.
7. English inter-
8. English breed
9. English interbreed
10. From inter- + breed.
Sample Sentences
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The rypes and our red grouse are identically the same bird, though disease has never been known in the former, and even interbreeding with the red grouse, to the limited extent they are ever likely to do, should do more good than harm. [1909, Knowledge and Illustrated Scientific News, volume 32, page 426:]
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The city's two-inch Environmental Review Technical Manual instructs regulators to consider adverse environmental impacts on "any subspecies" or "any distinct population segment . . . which interbreeds when mature." [2001 April 13, John Tierney, “The Big City; Stray Dogs As a Litigant's Best Friend”, in The New York Times:]
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The rock dove has so interbred with the feral pigeons from doocots and racing pigeon lofts that, as a pure species, it may possibly now be extinct in Britain. [2009 January 29, Ray Collier, “Country diary”, in The Guardian:]
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In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed. [2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times:]