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criar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
  • create verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
  • develop verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
  • foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
  • keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
  • raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
  • rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.

Senses

criar is used for these senses in English:

  • bear (transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
  • breed (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
  • breed To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
  • bring forth To create, generate, bring into existence.
  • bring up To raise or rear (children).
  • develop (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
  • foster (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
  • keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

breed — full definition

  1. verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
  2. verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
  3. verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
  4. noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.

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