🍽️feed

verb
/fiːd/

Meaning

To give food to a person, animal, or machine.
to give food to a person or animal

Example Sentences

She went outside to feed the chickens.

She feeds the birds every morning.

Example Expressions

feed the fire

Synonyms

nourish, provide, supply, sustain, provide food, give food
Entry 1
nourish, provide, supply, sustain
Entry 2
nourish, provide food, give food

Antonyms

starve, neglect, deprive, withhold food
Entry 1
starve, neglect
Entry 2
starve, deprive, withhold food

Collocations

feed animals, feed data, feed information, feed on, feed the baby, feed birds, feed hungry, properly feed, hand feed
Entry 1
feed animals, feed data, feed information, feed on
Entry 2
feed the baby, feed animals, feed birds, feed hungry, properly feed, hand feed

More Example Sentences

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing at their hungry quacks.

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