foray
noun /ˈfɒreɪ/
/ˈfɔːreɪ/
- foray (into something) an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession
- the company’s first foray into the computer market
- foray (into something) a short sudden attack made by a group of soldiers
- Those on the front line make regular forays into occupied territory.
- foray (to/into…) a short journey to find a particular thing or to visit a new place synonym expedition
- weekend shopping forays to France
- the perfect venue for a foray into the Dales or a trip across the North York Moors
Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from forayer ‘a person who forays’, from Old French forrier ‘forager’, from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin.