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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ay /ˈfɔreɪ, ˈfɑreɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a quick raid or attack, usually for taking plunder;
sortie:a foray behind enemy lines. - a venture outside one's customary activity:a brief foray into real estate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ay (fôr′ā, for′ā),USA pronunciation n. - a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:Vikings made a foray on the port.
- a quick, sudden attack:The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
- an initial venture:a successful foray into politics.
v.i. - to make a raid;
pillage;
maraud. - to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure:foreign industries foraying into U.S. markets.
v.t. - to ravage in search of plunder;
pillage.
- Old French forrier, fourrier, equivalent. to fo(u)rr(er), derivative of fuerre provender (see forage) + -ier -ier2
- Middle English forraien, apparently by back formation from forrayour, forreour, forrier 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attack, assault, invasion, incursion, sortie.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: foray /ˈfɒreɪ/ n - a short raid or incursion
vb - to raid or ravage (a town, district, etc)
Etymology: 14th Century: from forrayen to pillage, from Old French forreier, from forrier forager, from fuerre fodder; see forage |