Scavenge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clean refuse from

collect discarded or refused material

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈævɪndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈavɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈavɪndʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈævɪndʒ/.

Examples

Scavenge a street
She scavenged the garbage cans for food
hyenas scavenge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

salvage clean

Parts of Speech

verb	clean refuse from “Scavenge a street”
verb	collect discarded or refused material “She scavenged the garbage cans for food”
verb	feed on carrion or refuse “hyenas scavenge”
verb	remove unwanted substances from

Word Forms

salvager	noun	someone who salvages
scavenger	noun	someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
cleaning	noun	the act of making something clean

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufräumen

sauberen Müll von

🇫🇷French

récupérer

nettoyer les déchets de

🇪🇸Spanish

limpiar

basura limpia de

🇮🇹Italian

spazzare via

rifiuti puliti da

🇳🇱Dutch

opruimen

schoon afval van

🇵🇹Portuguese

vasculhar

limpar lixo de

🇷🇺Russian

собирать мусор

очистить мусор от

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांजना

साफ मनाही से

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ক্যাভেঞ্জ

থেকে পরিষ্কার আবর্জনা

🇮🇳Tamil

துப்புரவு

இருந்து சுத்தமான குப்பை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కావెంజ్

నుండి శుభ్రంగా చెత్త

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कॅव्हेंज

पासून स्वच्छ नकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સફાઈ

થી સાફ નકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕಾವೆಂಜ್

ನಿಂದ ಶುದ್ಧ ಕಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തോട്ടിപ്പണി

ശുദ്ധമായ മാലിന്യങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਫ਼ਾਈ

ਤੱਕ ਸਾਫ਼ ਇਨਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

صفائی

سے صاف انکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拾荒

清洁垃圾来自

🇯🇵Japanese

掃除する

～からのゴミをきれいにする

🇰🇷Korean

찾아 다니다

깨끗한 쓰레기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhặt rác

rác thải sạch từ

🇹🇭Thai

ไล่

ขยะสะอาดจาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengais

membersihkan sampah dari

🇲🇾Malay

mengais

sampah bersih daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نبش

النفايات النظيفة من

🇮🇷Persian

جمع کردن

زباله پاک از

🇹🇷Turkish

temizleme

temiz çöp

🇮🇱Hebrew

לנקות

פסולת נקייה מ

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

The primary meaning of 'scavenge' is 'clean refuse from'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scavenge' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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