spawn

UK
/spɔːn/
US
/spɔn/

Traductions

spawnnoun
spawns
pl
UK
/spɔːn/
US
/spɔn/
The fish laid its spawn in the shallow waters.
Рыба отложила свою икру на мелководье.
The spawn of the dragon was feared by all.
Потомство дракона боялись все.
Traductions supplémentaires
spawnverb
spawned
Past Simple
spawned
Past Participle
spawning
Gerund
UK
/spɔːn/
US
/spɔn/
The new policy may spawn a series of protests.
Новая политика может породить серию протестов.
Salmon return to their birthplace to spawn.
Лосось возвращается на место своего рождения, чтобы нереститься.
Synonymes
give rise to
bring forth
spawnadjective
UK
/spɔːn/
US
/spɔn/
Used attributively in gaming contexts, e.g. 'spawn point', 'spawn timer'.

Définitions

spawnnoun
The eggs of fish, frogs, etc., when they are laid.
The pond was filled with frog spawn in the spring.
The product or offspring of a person or place, often used in a derogatory sense.
The new policy was seen as the spawn of bureaucratic inefficiency.
The mycelium of mushrooms or other fungi, used for propagation.
The gardener used mushroom spawn to cultivate a new crop in the greenhouse.
In video games, the place, time, or instance at which a character, object, or enemy appears or reappears in the game world.
The players rushed the enemy spawn to prevent them from regrouping.
The act or process of releasing or depositing eggs, especially by fish or amphibians; the spawning season.
Warmer water temperatures can delay the spawn of bass in the lake.
spawnverb
To produce or generate a large number of something.
The new policy is expected to spawn numerous debates among the community.
To lay eggs, especially in large numbers, as fish or amphibians do.
The salmon swim upstream to spawn in the freshwater rivers.
To give rise to or bring about; to cause something to develop or come into existence.
The success of the movie spawned a series of sequels and merchandise.
(Of a character, object, or enemy in a video game) to appear or reappear in the game world, especially at a predetermined point.
Monsters spawn every thirty seconds near the ruined tower.
spawnadjective
Relating to or designating the place, time, or mechanism by which characters or entities appear in a video game.
They camped near the spawn point to ambush newcomers.