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seed

UK
/siːd/
US
/sid/

Translations

seednoun
seeds
pl
UK
/siːd/
US
/sid/
The farmer planted seeds in the field to grow wheat.
Le fermier a planté des graines dans le champ pour faire pousser du blé.
semenceSurtout au sens agricole ou collectif ; plus soutenu que « graine ».
Finches scatter seed from the feeder onto the ground.
Les pinsons dispersent la semence de la mangeoire sur le sol.
tête de sérieSport.
The top seed in the tennis tournament was expected to win the championship.
La tête de série du tournoi de tennis devait remporter le championnat.
amorçageFinances et entrepreneuriat.
The startup secured enough seed to develop its prototype.
La start-up a obtenu suffisamment d’amorçage pour développer son prototype.
Additional translations
germeAu sens figuré : début, origine.
origineAu sens figuré, selon le contexte.
postéritéSoutenu, biblique ou littéraire.
descendanceSelon le contexte biblique ou littéraire.
semenceSens archaïque ou littéraire : sperme.
graineEn informatique, pour une valeur d’initialisation.
Synonyms
grain
kernel
spore
pip
nucleus
embryo
ovule
Antonyms
harvest
crop
fruit
result
outcome
end
consequence
product
seedverb
seeded
Past Simple
seeded
Past Participle
seeding
Gerund
UK
/siːd/
US
/sid/
After ploughing the field, the farmer seeded it with barley.
Après avoir labouré le champ, le fermier l’a semé en orge.
Before making the sauce, you need to seed the tomatoes.
Avant de préparer la sauce, vous devez épépiner les tomates.
susciterSens figuré : lancer, provoquer une idée ou une discussion.
The teacher seeded the discussion with a provocative question.
L’enseignant a suscité la discussion avec une question provocatrice.
classerSport : établir une tête de série ou un rang.
The team was seeded first in the basketball tournament.
L’équipe a été classée première dans le tournoi de basket-ball.
initialiserInformatique.
The developer seeded the random number generator with the current system time.
Le développeur a initialisé le générateur de nombres aléatoires avec l’heure système actuelle.
ensemencerMétéorologie.
Meteorologists attempted to seed the clouds to alleviate the drought.
Les météorologues ont tenté d’ensemencer les nuages pour atténuer la sécheresse.
Additional translations
grainerBotanique ; plus rare.
Synonyms
plant
sow
scatter
disperse
broadcast
Antonyms
harvest
reap
uproot
deseed
unseed
seedadjective
UK
/siːd/
US
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Used attributively before another noun (e.g., seed money, seed potatoes).
de semenceAgriculture.
The farmer set aside seed grain for next season.
Le fermier a mis de côté du grain de semence pour la saison prochaine.
d’amorçageÉconomie, finance, entrepreneuriat.
The company raised a seed round of investment.
L’entreprise a levé un tour de table d’amorçage.
Synonyms
seeded
sown
planted
initial
preliminary
starter
primary
original
Antonyms
final
ultimate
concluding
terminal
subsequent

Definitions

seednoun
A small, usually hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.
The farmer planted seeds in the field to grow wheat.
The beginning or origin of something.
The idea was the seed of a successful business venture.
A competitor or team in a sports tournament who is given a preliminary ranking for the purposes of the draw.
The top seed in the tennis tournament was expected to win the championship.
Descendants or offspring; progeny (usually used in biblical or archaic contexts).
He promised to bless Abraham and his seed after him.
Seeds considered collectively, especially as a substance used as feed or for sowing.
Finches scatter seed from the feeder onto the ground.
Semen; the male reproductive fluid (archaic or literary).
In the ancient chronicle, the king feared that his seed would perish without an heir.
A value used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator or similar algorithm (computing).
If you use the same seed, the program will always generate the identical sequence of numbers.
Initial capital or funding used to start a business or project.
The startup secured enough seed to develop its prototype.
seedverb
To sow or plant (an area of ground) with seed.
After ploughing the field, the farmer seeded it with barley.
To remove seeds from a fruit or vegetable.
Before making the sauce, you need to seed the tomatoes.
To introduce or initiate something, often an idea or concept.
The teacher seeded the discussion with a provocative question.
To rank or arrange participants in a tournament based on their skill level.
The team was seeded first in the basketball tournament.
(intransitive) To produce or shed seeds.
The lettuce has started to seed earlier than usual.
To supply (a pseudorandom number generator or similar process) with an initial value, called a seed, to determine the ensuing output (computing).
The developer seeded the random number generator with the current system time.
To disperse particles such as silver iodide into (a cloud) in order to induce precipitation or modify the weather.
Meteorologists attempted to seed the clouds to alleviate the drought.
seedadjective
Intended for or used in sowing or propagation.
The farmer set aside seed grain for next season.
Relating to an early or initial stage; serving as a foundation or starting point.
The company raised a seed round of investment.
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