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feedto give food to a person, group, or animal

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to give food to a person, group, or animal

Pronunciation (IPA): /fiːd/

Korean meaning: 먹이를 주다, 음식을 주다

Korean pronunciation: 피드 (강세: 피드)

Example Sentences

  • My dog thinks I'm his personal food delivery service every time I feed him.
  • Don't feed the trolls on the internet - they get bigger and more annoying!
  • She feeds her plants with so much love that they're probably embarrassed.

feed

VERB

//fiːd//

to give food to a person, group, or animal

feed concept
💡 Concept

Girl feeds hungry chickens corn

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feed rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Plant the seed, feed what you need!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fiːd/
🇬🇧 UK/fiːd/

🌳Etymology

Rootfeed

Origin

From Old English 'fēdan', derived from Proto-Germanic '*fōdijaną', which comes from the same root as 'food'. The word is related to Old High German 'fuotan' and ultimately traces back to Indo-European '*pāt-' meaning 'to protect' or 'pasture'.

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🎵Rhyme

needseedspeeddeedweed
need
seed
speed
deed
weed

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog thinks I'm his personal food delivery service every time I feed him.

😄 Fun example

Don't feed the trolls on the internet - they get bigger and more annoying!

😄 Fun example

She feeds her plants with so much love that they're probably embarrassed.

Please feed the cat before you leave for work.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

nourishnurtureprovidesupplysustain

Antonyms

starvedeprivewithhold

Related

foodmealnutritiondietappetite