Forage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

the act of searching for food and provisions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒɹɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒɹɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

The animals forage in the woods

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foraging grass scrounge pasturage eatage pasture

Parts of Speech

noun	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
noun	the act of searching for food and provisions
verb	collect or look around for (food)
verb	wander and feed “The animals forage in the woods”

Word Forms

forage	verb	wander and feed
pasture	verb	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
scrounger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
forage	noun	the act of searching for food and provisions
foraging	noun	the act of searching for food and provisions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Futter

Sperriges Futter wie Gras oder Heu zum Weiden oder Weiden von Pferden oder Rindern

🇫🇷French

fourrage

aliments volumineux comme de l'herbe ou du foin pour brouter ou faire paître des chevaux ou du bétail

🇪🇸Spanish

forraje

alimentos voluminosos como pasto o heno para ramonear o pastar caballos o ganado

🇮🇹Italian

foraggio

cibo ingombrante come erba o fieno per brucare o pascolare cavalli o bovini

🇳🇱Dutch

voer

volumineus voedsel zoals gras of hooi om te snuffelen of paarden of vee te laten grazen

🇵🇹Portuguese

forragem

alimentos volumosos, como grama ou feno, para pastar ou pastar cavalos ou gado

🇷🇺Russian

корм

объемная пища, такая как трава или сено, для выпаса лошадей или крупного рогатого скота.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुराक

घोड़ों या मवेशियों को चराने या चराने के लिए घास या घास जैसा भारी भोजन

🇧🇩Bengali

পশুখাদ্য

ঘাস বা খড়ের মতো ভারী খাবার ঘোড়া বা গবাদি পশু চরানোর জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவனம்

குதிரைகள் அல்லது கால்நடைகளை உலவ அல்லது மேய்ச்சலுக்கு புல் அல்லது வைக்கோல் போன்ற பருமனான உணவு

🇮🇳Telugu

మేత

గుర్రాలు లేదా పశువులను బ్రౌజింగ్ చేయడానికి లేదా మేపడానికి గడ్డి లేదా ఎండుగడ్డి వంటి భారీ ఆహారం

🇮🇳Marathi

चारा

घोडे किंवा गुरे चरण्यासाठी किंवा चरण्यासाठी गवत किंवा गवत सारखे अवजड अन्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચારો

ઘોડા અથવા ઢોરને બ્રાઉઝ કરવા અથવા ચરાવવા માટે ઘાસ અથવા ઘાસ જેવા ભારે ખોરાક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇವು

ಕುದುರೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಜಾನುವಾರುಗಳನ್ನು ಬ್ರೌಸಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಯಿಸಲು ಹುಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹುಲ್ಲು ಮುಂತಾದ ಬೃಹತ್ ಆಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീറ്റപ്പുല്ല്

കുതിരകളെയോ കന്നുകാലികളെയോ ബ്രൗസുചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ മേയ്ക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പുല്ല് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുല്ല് പോലുള്ള വലിയ ഭക്ഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਰਾ

ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਪਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਚਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਘਾਹ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਾਗ ਵਰਗਾ ਭਾਰੀ ਭੋਜਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چارہ

گھوڑوں یا مویشیوں کو براؤز کرنے یا چرانے کے لیے گھاس یا گھاس جیسی بھاری خوراک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

饲料

用于浏览或放牧马或牛的大块食物，例如草或干草

🇯🇵Japanese

飼料

馬や牛を食べたり放牧したりするための草や干し草などのかさばる食べ物

🇰🇷Korean

마초

말이나 소를 탐색하거나 방목하기 위한 풀이나 건초와 같은 부피가 큰 음식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thức ăn gia súc

thức ăn cồng kềnh như cỏ hoặc cỏ khô để duyệt hoặc chăn thả ngựa hoặc gia súc

🇹🇭Thai

อาหารสัตว์

อาหารขนาดใหญ่ เช่น หญ้าหรือหญ้าแห้งสำหรับเดินเล่นหรือเล็มหญ้าหรือเลี้ยงม้าหรือวัวควาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

makanan ternak

makanan besar seperti rumput atau jerami untuk menjelajah atau merumput kuda atau sapi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkain

malalaking pagkain tulad ng damo o dayami para sa pag-browse o pagpapastol ng mga kabayo o baka

🇲🇾Malay

makanan ternakan

makanan besar seperti rumput atau jerami untuk menyemak imbas atau meragut kuda atau lembu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العلف

الأطعمة الضخمة مثل العشب أو القش للتصفح أو رعي الخيول أو الماشية

🇮🇷Persian

علوفه

غذای حجیم مانند علف یا یونجه برای گشت و گذار یا چرای اسب یا گاو

🇹🇷Turkish

yem

Atları veya sığırları taramak veya otlatmak için ot veya saman gibi hacimli yiyecekler

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסְפּוֹא

מזון מגושם כמו דשא או חציר לגלישה או רעיית סוסים או בקר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forage'?

The primary meaning of 'forage' is 'bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle'.

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Using 'forage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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