tame

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Adjective

Positive tame

Comparative tamer

Superlative tamest

1. If something is tame, it is not dangerous.

   Tame animals can live with people.

Verb

Plain form tame

Third-person singular tames

Past tense tamed

Past participle tamed

Present participle taming

1. To tame is to train an animal to live with people.

   The monkey is tame. He will not hurt you.