incubated

CEFRB2

/ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Kept warm so an egg or organism can develop.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of incubate

Examples

  • The eggs are incubated by the female for 20 days.

  • The clutch of eggs is incubated by both sexes.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The biologist blank the bacterial samples in a warm chamber to help them grow.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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