food drive — An organized effort to collect food donations for distribution to people in need, typically the hungry or homeless
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An organized effort to collect food donations for distribution to people in need, typically the hungry or homeless
Pronunciation (IPA): /fuːd draɪv/
Example Sentences
- The company's food drive collected enough canned goods to feed 200 families for a week.
- My mom got so excited about the food drive that she cleared out our entire pantry and we had to eat cereal for dinner.
- The student council is planning a food drive to support the local homeless shelter.
food drive
NOUN[/fuːd draɪv/]
An organized effort to collect food donations for distribution to people in need, typically the hungry or homeless
An organized effort to collect food donations for distribution to people in need, typically the hungry or homeless
When food donations arrive, communities thrive!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Food derives from Old English 'fōda', meaning nourishment or provisions. Drive comes from Old English 'drīfan', meaning to propel or push forward. The compound 'food drive' emerged in the 20th century when 'drive' evolved to denote a organized campaign or collective effort, creating a term for coordinated food collection initiatives.
Breakdown
food (Old English 'fōda', nourishment) + drive (Old English 'drīfan', to propel; later semantic shift to campaign or organized effort).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The company's food drive collected enough canned goods to feed 200 families for a week.”
“My mom got so excited about the food drive that she cleared out our entire pantry and we had to eat cereal for dinner.”
“The student council is planning a food drive to support the local homeless shelter.”
“During the food drive competition between classes, the seniors donated so much food that they needed a forklift to move it all.”
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