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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plants budbud1 /bʌd/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [countable] 1 HBPa young tightly rolled-up flower or leaf before it opens rose budsin bud (=having buds but no flowers yet)come into bud (=start to produce buds)2 FRIENDLY American English spoken buddy Hey, bud, how’s it going? → cotton bud , taste bud , → nip something in the bud Examples from the Corpusbud• Isaak draws no more attention than his anonymous buds.• Use a cotton bud to blend the colours together, so there are no hard lines.• How many plants were needed to furnish the buds for the exhibition vase?• This will promote growth in the buds below your pinch.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• They went to wherever there were cut-down branches, nibbling off the buds.• Everyone looks so brisk in fresh suits of upright postures, so stiff and tense their buds won't open. Related topics: Plants budbud2 verb (budded, budding) [intransitive] HBPto produce buds → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusbud• Its bright yellow pendulous boughs have begun to bud, and its contours give evidence of a healthy plant.BudBud noun infml a Budweiser (=a type of beer) Hey, would you like a Bud?Origin bud1 1. (1300-1400) Origin unknown. 2. (1800-1900) buddy
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Verb table
bud
Simple Form
Present
they bud
it buds
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Past
it, they budded
Present perfect
they have budded
it has budded
Past perfect
it, they had budded
Future
it, they will bud
Future perfect
it, they will have budded
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Continuous Form
Present
they are budding
it is budding
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Past
they were budding
it was budding
Present perfect
they have been budding
it has been budding
Past perfect
it, they had been budding
Future
it, they will be budding
Future perfect
it, they will have been budding
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