Nourish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

provide with nourishment

give nourishment to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɜːɹɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈʌɹɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈʌɹɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɜːɹɪʃ/.

Examples

We sustained ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for young children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustain nutrify aliment nurture

Parts of Speech

verb	provide with nourishment “We sustained ourselves on bread and water”
verb	give nourishment to

Word Forms

nutrient	adjective	of or providing nourishment
nourishment	noun	a source of materials to nourish the body
nurturance	noun	physical and emotional care and nourishment
sustainable	adjective	capable of being sustained
sustainment	noun	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
sustenance	noun	a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition	noun	(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
nutrient	noun	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
alimentative	adjective	related to the supply of aliment
alimentation	noun	a source of materials to nourish the body
aliment	noun	a source of materials to nourish the body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nähren

mit Nahrung versorgen

🇫🇷French

nourrir

fournir de la nourriture

🇪🇸Spanish

nutrir

proporcionar alimento

🇮🇹Italian

nutrire

fornire nutrimento

🇳🇱Dutch

voeden

voorzien van voeding

🇵🇹Portuguese

nutrir

fornecer nutrição

🇷🇺Russian

питать

обеспечить питанием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोषण

पोषण प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

পুষ্ট করা

পুষ্টি প্রদান করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊட்டமளிக்கும்

ஊட்டச்சத்துடன் வழங்குகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

పోషించు

పోషణను అందిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

पोषण

पोषण प्रदान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોષણ

પોષણ પૂરું પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋಷಿಸು

ಪೋಷಣೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒದಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോഷിപ്പിക്കുക

പോഷകാഹാരം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਸ਼ਣ

ਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرورش

غذائیت فراہم کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滋养

提供营养

🇯🇵Japanese

栄養を与える

🇰🇷Korean

키우다

영양을 공급하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nuôi

cung cấp dưỡng chất

🇹🇭Thai

บำรุง

ให้มีการบำรุง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memelihara

memberikan nutrisi

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakain

magbigay ng pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

menyuburkan

bekalkan dengan khasiat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تغذي

توفير التغذية

🇮🇷Persian

تغذیه کند

تغذیه فراهم کند

🇹🇷Turkish

beslemek

beslenme sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַזִין

לספק הזנה

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The primary meaning of 'nourish' is 'provide with nourishment'.

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

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