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- Dictionaryforage/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions: "the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds"
noun
- 1. food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder. Similar
- 2. a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions. Similar
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FORAGE definition: 1. to go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use: 2. food grown for…. Learn more.
The meaning of FORAGE is food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing. How to use forage in a sentence.
FORAGE meaning: 1. to go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use: 2. food grown for…. Learn more.
noun. food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw. the act of searching for food or provisions. military a raid or incursion. verb. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc. intr military to carry out a raid. tr to obtain by searching about. tr to give food or other provisions to. tr to feed (cattle or horses) with such food.
To forage is to wander around looking for food. When it’s cold and snowy outside, birds may forage for food in your backyard, digging around for whatever they can find. The verb forage often describes animals searching for food, but it can also be applied to people.
1. verb. If someone forages for something, they search for it in a busy way. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel. [VERB + for] Synonyms: search, hunt, scavenge, cast about More Synonyms of forage. 2. verb. When animals forage, they search for food. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside. [VERB]
n. 1. (Agriculture) food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw. 2. the act of searching for food or provisions. 3. (Military) military a raid or incursion. vb.
Definition of forage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to move about searching for things you need, especially food: Chimpanzees spend most of the day foraging for fruit, leaves, and insects. (Definition of forage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'forage' 1. If someone forages for something, they search for it in a busy way. [...] 2. When animals forage, they search for food. [...] 3. Forage is crops that are grown as food for cattle and horses. [...] More. Conjugations of 'forage' present simple: I forage, you forage [...] past simple: I foraged, you foraged [...]
