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feed

кормить

Meaning of feed

give food to animals

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EN-UK/ˈfiːd/
EN-US/ˈfid/
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feed with Russian translation

feed usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Каждый вечер мы кормим кошку небольшой баночкой корма.

Every evening we feed the cat a small tin of food.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Пожалуйста, не забудь кормить золотых рыбок, пока меня нет.

Please don't forget to feed the goldfish while I'm away.

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

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feed synonyms

Related words worth learning together

nurse
Can mean to breastfeed or to care for/tend; not always the simple act of giving food to animals.
breastfeed
Specific: to feed a baby with milk from the breast; narrower than general 'feed'.
nourish
Broader and more formal: to supply with nutrients or support growth/health; focuses on quality and sustenance rather than the simple act of feeding.
bottle-feed
Specific: to feed a baby or young animal from a bottle; narrower than general 'feed'.
graze
Typically intransitive: to eat grass (of herbivores); can be used transitively in contexts like 'let animals graze'. More specific than 'feed'.
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🇬🇧en

Can mean to breastfeed or to care for/tend; not always the simple act of giving food to animals.

B1Often

The mare nursed her foal for months.

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breastfeed

Specific: to feed a baby with milk from the breast; narrower than general 'feed'.

A2Often

She chose to breastfeed her newborn.

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nourish

Broader and more formal: to supply with nutrients or support growth/health; focuses on quality and sustenance rather than the simple act of feeding.

B2Often

Good hay nourishes the horses through winter.

B
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bottle-feed

Specific: to feed a baby or young animal from a bottle; narrower than general 'feed'.

A2Often

They bottle-feed the orphaned kitten twice a day.

🇬🇧en

Typically intransitive: to eat grass (of herbivores); can be used transitively in contexts like 'let animals graze'. More specific than 'feed'.

A2Often

The cows graze in the field all day.

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feed meaning: what does it mean?

give food to animals

feed pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Every evening we feed the cat a small tin of food. Translation: Каждый вечер мы кормим кошку небольшой баночкой корма.

Is feed part of Pets vocabulary?

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Is feed part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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