If you make a forayinto a new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it.
The fashion house has made a discreet foray into furnishings. [+ into]
...her first forays into politics. [+ into]
Synonyms: raid, sally, incursion, inroad More Synonyms of foray
2. countable noun
You can refer to a short journey that you make as a foray if it seems to involve excitement or risk, for example because it is to an unfamiliar place or because you are looking for a particular thing.
Most guests make at least one foray into the town. [+ into/to]
A foray to your supermarket will supply all the ready-made foods for an excellentpicnic.
3. countable noun
If a group of soldiers make a forayinto enemy territory, they make a quick attack there, and then return to their own territory.
...a British military foray into Abyssinia. [+ into]
foray in British English
(ˈfɒreɪ)
noun
1.
a short raid or incursion
2.
a first attempt or new undertaking
verb
3.
to raid or ravage (a town, district, etc)
Derived forms
forayer (ˈforayer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from forrayen to pillage, from Old French forreier, from forrier forager, from fuerre fodder; see forage
foray in American English
(ˈfɔreɪ)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to raid for spoils; plunder; pillage
noun
2.
a sudden attack or raid in order to seize or steal things
Word origin
ME forraien, prob. back-form. < forreier, forager < OFr forrier < forrer, to forage < forre: see forage
Examples of 'foray' in a sentence
foray
His design was a first foray into treating the hospital as if it were any other building.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
His first foray abroad in international cricket has been an eye-opening experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Radio 3 makes its own foray into domestic drama this week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her first foray into the internet had been resignation.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is her first foray into politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Make a foray somewhere different as they all have different offers.
The Sun (2008)
Can you tell us more about your early forays into music and who were your musical heroes?
The Sun (2013)
Along the way we obviously had times when we questioned the sanity of our own foray into this world.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They soon made their first foray.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The former first minister's forays into international policy matters have been controversial.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Such forays are rare, and for good reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My early forays into make-up were pretty questionable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was a rare foray into the opposition half and a couple of inches the other way would have been harsh on the hosts.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was an impressive first foray into philosophy of mind - a subject that was to occupy him throughout his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is a respectable challenge for climbers on their first independent Alpine forays and a good day out for the more experienced.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was a rare foray into the limelight for a politician who was press officer for the Cairngorms national park only five years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Duke's foray into the world of contemporary art yielded equally predictable results.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's not her first foray into the world of advertising, of course.
The Sun (2015)
One of the founding fathers of socially conscious hip-hop makes a rare foray to British shores.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It excels in the midfield where tight passing triangles, bursts of pace and ingenuity are required to give you that all too rare foray towards goal.
The Sun (2009)
Cameroon, for their part, produced a couple of decent opportunities on their rare forays forward in the first half.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
foray
British English: foray NOUN
If you make a foray into a new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it.
…the fashion house has made a discreet foray into furnishings.
American English: foray
Brazilian Portuguese: incursão
Chinese: 涉足
European Spanish: incursión
French: incursion
German: Wechsel
Italian: incursione
Japanese: 進出
Korean: 진출
European Portuguese: incursão
Latin American Spanish: incursión
Chinese translation of 'foray'
foray
(ˈfɔreɪ)
n(c)
(Mil, = raid) 偷(媮)袭(襲) (tōuxí) (次, cì)
(= venture) 冒险(險) (màoxiǎn)
to make a foray into (Mil) 对(對) ... 进(進)行袭(襲)击(擊) (duì ... jìnxíng xíjī) (fig) 对(對) ... 进(進)行初步尝(嘗)试(試) (duì ... jìnxíng chūbù chángshì)
(noun)
Definition
a short raid or incursion
She made her first forays into politics.
Synonyms
raid
The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.
sally
incursion
armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces
inroad
attack
a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets
assault
The rebels are poised for a new assault.
invasion
seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain
swoop
a swoop on a German lorry
reconnaissance
sortie
They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.
irruption
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assault
Definition
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
The rebels are poised for a new assault.
Synonyms
attack,
campaign,
strike,
rush,
storm,
storming,
raid,
invasion,
charge,
offensive,
onset,
onslaught,
foray,
incursion,
act of aggression,
inroad
in the sense of attack
Definition
the act of attacking
a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets
Synonyms
assault,
charge,
campaign,
strike,
rush,
raid,
invasion,
offensive,
aggression,
blitz,
onset,
onslaught,
foray,
incursion,
inroad
in the sense of incursion
Definition
an inroad or encroachment
armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces
Synonyms
foray,
raid,
invasion,
penetration,
infiltration,
inroad,
irruption
Synonyms of 'foray'
foray
Explore 'foray' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of invasion
Definition
the act of invading with armed forces
seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain
Synonyms
attack,
assault,
capture,
takeover,
raid,
offensive,
occupation,
conquering,
seizure,
onslaught,
foray,
appropriation,
sortie,
annexation,
incursion,
expropriation (formal),
inroad,
irruption,
arrogation
in the sense of irruption
Synonyms
invasion,
raid,
breaking in,
foray,
intrusion,
incursion,
inroad,
forcible entry
in the sense of sortie
Definition
(of troops) a raid into enemy territory
They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.