"tame" meaning in English

See tame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /teɪm/ Audio: en-us-tame.ogg [US] Forms: tame [positive], tamer [comparative], tamest [superlative]
enPR: tām Head templates: {{adj|tame|tamer|tamest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is tame, it is not dangerous.
    Sense id: simple-tame-en-adj-xb9QpAn1

Verb

IPA: /teɪm/ Audio: en-us-tame.ogg [US] Forms: tame [canonical], tames [third-person, singular], tamed [past], tamed [past, participle], taming [present, participle]
enPR: tām Head templates: {{verb|tam|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To tame is to train an animal to live with people.
    Sense id: simple-tame-en-verb-EekfLqsD
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