单词	forage
释义	forage1 verbforage2 noun foragefor‧age1 /ˈfɒrɪdʒ $ ˈfɑː-, ˈfɔː-/ verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE forage Simple Form Present I, you, we, they forage he, she, it forages Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they foraged Present perfect I, you, we, they have foraged he, she, it has foraged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had foraged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will forage Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have foraged Continuous Form Present I am foraging he, she, it is foraging you, we, they are foraging Past I, he, she, it was foraging you, we, they were foraging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been foraging he, she, it has been foraging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been foraging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be foraging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been foraging Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Writers who need a good title have often foraged in Shakespeare or the Bible. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A light rum and tonic in hand, he abandoned his post for the kitchen to forage for food. A troupe of golden-crowned kinglets was foraging close to the ground. At this time of the year, the goats can forage fairly freely and will cover relatively large areas. Or send a search engine to forage for the best prices or availability across hundreds of shops simultaneously. Red and gray squirrels are foraging. The murdering sun had dipped below the horizon, and this was the time when she could forage for food. There was fireweed with furry yellow-and-black bumblebees foraging from it, and there were bears and caribou. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a foraging expedition (=when you search for food)· On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► food · The murdering sun had dipped below the horizon, and this was the time when she could forage for food.· A light rum and tonic in hand, he abandoned his post for the kitchen to forage for food. 1to go around searching for food or other suppliesforage for People are being forced to forage for food and fuel. In the summer, the goats forage freely (=in any place they want to go).2to search for something with your hands in a bag, drawer etc SYN  ferret aroundforage around/through/among etc She foraged around in her purse and produced her ticket.—forager noun [countable] forage1 verbforage2 noun forageforage2 noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINforage2 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French forre ‘food for animals’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It could be worn with the sword belt on the outside; and the either the forage or the field headgear. Neither reindeer nor caribou have benefited much, since for them lack of forage is the problem. The Azollablue-green alga combination fixes atmospheric nitrogen and is widely used as fertilizer and as forage. word sets WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a foraging expedition (=when you search for food)· On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries. 1[uncountable] food supplies for horses and cattle2[singular] British English an act of searching for something
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