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sire
(sīr)n.
1. A biological father.
2.
a. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.
b. The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.
3. Archaic A male ancestor; a forefather.
4. Archaic A gentleman of rank.
5. Archaic Used as a form of address for a superior, especially a king.
tr.v. sired, sir·ing, sires
1. To be the biological father of (a child).
2. To be the male individual or gamete producing (an animal's offspring or a plant's seed) through sexual reproduction: the boar that sired the litter; pollen grains siring seeds.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior, older, comparative of senex, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]
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sire
(saɪə)n
1. (Zoology) a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch
3. obsolete a man of high rank
vb
(Zoology) (tr) (esp of a domestic animal) to father; beget
[C13: from Old French, from Latin senior an elder, from senex an old man]
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sire
(saɪər)n., v. sired, sir•ing. n.
1. the male parent of a quadruped.
2. a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign.
3. Archaic.
v.t. a. a father or forefather.
b. a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord.
4. to beget; procreate as the male parent.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French (nominative singular) < Vulgar Latin *seior, for Latin senior senior]
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sire
Past participle: sired
Gerund: siring
| Imperative |
|---|
| sire |
| sire |
| Present |
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| I sire |
| you sire |
| he/she/it sires |
| we sire |
| you sire |
| they sire |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sired |
| you sired |
| he/she/it sired |
| we sired |
| you sired |
| they sired |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am siring |
| you are siring |
| he/she/it is siring |
| we are siring |
| you are siring |
| they are siring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sired |
| you have sired |
| he/she/it has sired |
| we have sired |
| you have sired |
| they have sired |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was siring |
| you were siring |
| he/she/it was siring |
| we were siring |
| you were siring |
| they were siring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sired |
| you had sired |
| he/she/it had sired |
| we had sired |
| you had sired |
| they had sired |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sire |
| you will sire |
| he/she/it will sire |
| we will sire |
| you will sire |
| they will sire |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sired |
| you will have sired |
| he/she/it will have sired |
| we will have sired |
| you will have sired |
| they will have sired |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be siring |
| you will be siring |
| he/she/it will be siring |
| we will be siring |
| you will be siring |
| they will be siring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been siring |
| you have been siring |
| he/she/it has been siring |
| we have been siring |
| you have been siring |
| they have been siring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been siring |
| you will have been siring |
| he/she/it will have been siring |
| we will have been siring |
| you will have been siring |
| they will have been siring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been siring |
| you had been siring |
| he/she/it had been siring |
| we had been siring |
| you had been siring |
| they had been siring |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sire |
| you would sire |
| he/she/it would sire |
| we would sire |
| you would sire |
| they would sire |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sired |
| you would have sired |
| he/she/it would have sired |
| we would have sired |
| you would have sired |
| they would have sired |
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Noun 1. [画像:sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority]sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
2. [画像:sire - the founder of a family]sire - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
patriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
3. sire - male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
male - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Verb 1. [画像:sire - make children]sire - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
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