teem

English

/tiːm/

verb
Definitions
  • To be stocked to overflowing.
  • To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
  • (obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English temen (bear, drain, support, be suitable, befit) inherited from Old English tēman, tīeman (give birth) root from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

Emoji

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