run to seed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ruhn too seed]
- /rʌn tu sid/
- /rʌn tuː siːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn too seed]
- /rʌn tu sid/

Definitions of run to seed words

noun plural run to seed the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. 1
noun plural run to seed any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., especially as preserved for growing a new crop. 1
noun plural run to seed such parts collectively. 1
noun plural run to seed any similar small part or fruit. 1
noun plural run to seed Dialect. pit2 . 1
noun plural run to seed the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord. 1

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Origin of run to seed

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English sede, side, seed(e), Old English sēd, sǣd; cognate with German Saat, Old Norse sāth, Gothic -seths; (v.) Middle English seden to produce seeds, derivative of the noun; akin to sow1

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Parts of speech for Run to seed

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run to seed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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