Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with breed in American Collocation
breed
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/brid/
negative feelings or situations
anger
complacency
contempt
cynicism
mistrust
resentment
violence
There is a well-known saying that “familiarity breeds contempt”.
The study claims that keeping locals apart from the newcomers will only continue to breed resentment.
positive feelings or situations
independence
success
Success in one aspect of life can breed success in another.