forage
verb /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they forage | /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it forages | /ˈfɒrɪdʒɪz/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple foraged | /ˈfɒrɪdʒd/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒd/ |
| past participle foraged | /ˈfɒrɪdʒd/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form foraging | /ˈfɒrɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person or an animal) to search widely for food
- The female only leaves the young when she forages for food.
- The pigs are allowed to forage around in a large orchard.
- [intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person) to search for something, especially using the hands synonym rummage
- Her assistant was foraging in a cupboard for some envelopes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fourrage (noun), fourrager (verb), from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder.