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forage

forage

Meaning of forage

living beings wild animals verb

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EN-UK/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
EN-US/ˈfɔrɪdʒ/
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forage with Russian translation

forage usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Белки ищут пищу под дубом.

Squirrels forage under the oak.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Свиньи ищут пищу в грязи, выкапывая корни.

Pigs forage through the mud for roots.

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forage belongs to the topic "Wild Animals". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

forageискать пищу
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oceanокеан
groupгруппа
pairпара
cowкорова
eggяйцо

forage synonyms

Related words worth learning together

scavenge
To take food from carcasses or refuse; emphasizes feeding on leftovers or waste rather than gathering live food
hunt
Implies active pursuit or killing of prey; often predatory behavior; more forceful and specific than 'forage'
graze
To feed on grass or low vegetation while moving slowly; typically used for herbivores and livestock; more specific than 'forage'
browse
To feed on leaves, twigs or high vegetation rather than grazing low grass; used of deer, goats and other browsers; can be figurative (browsing goods)
glean
To gather leftover grain, produce, or other small items often after a main harvest; often human and careful/gradual gathering; also used metaphorically for gathering information
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🇬🇧en
scavenge

To take food from carcasses or refuse; emphasizes feeding on leftovers or waste rather than gathering live food

B2Often

Hyenas scavenge carcasses left by other predators.

🇬🇧en

Implies active pursuit or killing of prey; often predatory behavior; more forceful and specific than 'forage'

B2Very Often

Wolves hunt in packs for deer.

🇬🇧en

To feed on grass or low vegetation while moving slowly; typically used for herbivores and livestock; more specific than 'forage'

B2Often

Cows graze in the meadow all day.

🇬🇧en

To feed on leaves, twigs or high vegetation rather than grazing low grass; used of deer, goats and other browsers; can be figurative (browsing goods)

B2Often

Goats browse on the shrubs at the hilltop.

G
🇬🇧en
glean

To gather leftover grain, produce, or other small items often after a main harvest; often human and careful/gradual gathering; also used metaphorically for gathering information

C1Rarely

After the harvest, villagers gleaned the remaining grain from the fields.

S
🇬🇧en
scrounge

Informal: to obtain food or items by asking, begging or opportunistically taking; implies reliance on others rather than independent gathering in the wild

B2Rarely

He scrounged dinner from friends when money was tight.

R
🇬🇧en
rummage

To search through containers or places by moving things around; focuses on the method (rooting through) and often refers to objects rather than food specifically

B2Often

She rummaged through the cupboards looking for something to eat.

R
🇬🇧en
root around

To search by poking or digging about, often with a snout or hands; used for animals (pigs) and informally for people; emphasizes the physical digging/searching action

B2Rarely

The pig rooted around in the soil for roots and grubs.

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forage means forage. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce forage

/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/

forage translation

forage

forage examples

Squirrels forage under the oak.

forage transcription

/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/, /ˈfɔrɪdʒ/

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forage meaning: what does it mean?

living beings wild animals verb

forage pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

forage is pronounced as /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

forage definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Squirrels forage under the oak. Translation: Белки ищут пищу под дубом.

Is forage part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

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Is forage part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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